ANIMALISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites

Synonyms:

animalism; physicality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("animalism" is a kind of...):

disposition; temperament (your usual mood)

Derivation:

animalistic (of or pertaining to animalism)

Meaning:

The doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("animalism" is a kind of...):

doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)

Derivation:

animalistic (of or pertaining to animalism)