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 | ||