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bestialism

bestialism noun: bestiality (sexual intercourse between human and animal).

Noun

bestialism (usually uncountable, plural bestialisms)

  1. (usually) bestiality (sexual intercourse between human and animal)
    • John Leedham had the unfortunate distinction of being the last person in Derbyshire to be hanged for a crime other than murder when he was executed for bestialism outside the Derby New County Gaol on 12th April 1833.2011, Alan Gunn, Essential Forensic Biology
  2. (usually) bestialness; quality of being bestial or subhuman

Forms of bestialism

pluralbestialisms

Origin of bestialism

From bestial + -ism.

Questions about bestialism

What does bestialism mean?
Bestialism means bestiality (sexual intercourse between human and animal).
What part of speech is bestialism?
Bestialism is a noun.
What is the plural of bestialism?
The plural of bestialism is bestialisms.

Words near bestialism in the dictionary

  1. bestial
  2. bestialise
  3. bestialised
  4. bestialises
  5. bestialising
  6. bestialism
  7. bestialisms
  8. bestialist
  9. bestialists
  10. bestialities
  11. bestiality

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