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an·i·mal·ism  (n-m-lzm)
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.

ani·mal·ist n.
ani·mal·istic (-lstk) adj.
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Adj.1.animalistic - of or pertaining to animalism


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It appears as though men have learned over the years that only two extremes exist 1) the animalistic, aggressive male, or 2) the passive, indecisive, disempowered male.
com 1-800-247-6553 Part of the "Perspectives in Continental Philosophy" series, Nietzsche's Animal Philosophy: Culture, Politics, and the Animality of the Human Being is a thoughtful re-examination of Nietzsche's views on culture, civilization, politics, morality, and the animalistic nature of humankind.
uk A SAVAGE, animalistic attack on an innocent stranger has earned Benjamin Cooke five years in prison.
 
 
 
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