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animalism

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an⋅i⋅mal⋅ism

  [an-uh-muh-liz-uhm]
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–noun
1. preoccupation with or motivation by sensual, physical, or carnal appetites rather than moral, spiritual, or intellectual forces.
2. the theory that human beings lack a spiritual nature.
Origin:
1825–35; animal(ize) + -ism
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an·i·mal·ism   (ān'ə-mə-lĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. Enjoyment of vigorous health and physical drives.

  2. Indifference to all but the physical appetites.

  3. The doctrine that humans are merely animals with no spiritual nature.

an'i·mal·ist n., an'i·mal·is'tic (-lĭs'tĭk) adj.
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