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personism

personism noun: an ethical philosophy of personhood according to which rights are conferred on a creature to the extent that it is a person.

Noun

personism (uncountable)

  1. An ethical philosophy of personhood according to which rights are conferred on a creature to the extent that it is a person.

Origin of personism

From person + -ism.

Questions about personism

What does personism mean?
Personism means an ethical philosophy of personhood according to which rights are conferred on a creature to the extent that it is a person.
What part of speech is personism?
Personism is a noun.

Words near personism in the dictionary

  1. personise
  2. personised
  3. personises
  4. personish
  5. personising
  6. personism
  7. personist
  8. personists
  9. personization
  10. personizations
  11. personize

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