animalism
preoccupation with or motivation by sensual, physical, or carnal appetites rather than moral, spiritual, or intellectual forces.
the theory that human beings lack a spiritual nature.
Origin of animalism
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How to use animalism in a sentence
It is difficult to give the reader an idea of the utter animalism, if I may so term it, of p. 53rural life some fifty years ago.
East Anglia | J. Ewing Ritchie"The supremacy of love," meaning the supremacy of animalism, is the excuse for undermining the very foundations of family life.
Our Lady Saint Mary | J. G. H. BarryWe are persistently taught that we are animals and nothing more,let us therefore not be ashamed of animalism.
The Sorrows of Satan | Marie CorelliThe greater animalism of man also comes out here in full force.
A New Atmosphere | Gail HamiltonThen worse than this, still greater multitudes are prompted to this union by sensuous desires—base animalism.
Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women | George Sumner Weaver
British Dictionary definitions for animalism
/ (ˈænɪməˌlɪzəm) /
satisfaction of or preoccupation with physical matters; sensuality
the doctrine or belief that man lacks a spiritual nature
a trait or mode of behaviour typical of animals
Derived forms of animalism
- animalist, noun
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