English noun: animalism | |||
1. | animalism (cognition) the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature | ||
Broader (hypernym) | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | ||
2. | animalism (attribute) preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites | ||
Synonyms | physicality | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disposition, temperament | ||