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bestialisms

bestialisms is the plural of bestialism.

Meaning of bestialism

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

Questions about bestialisms

What is bestialisms the plural of?
Bestialisms is the plural of bestialism.

Words near bestialisms in the dictionary

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

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