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philozoist

philozoist noun: a lover of all forms of life (as opposed to only humans or those life forms useful to humans).

Noun

philozoist (plural philozoists)

  1. a lover of all forms of life (as opposed to only humans or those life forms useful to humans)
    • Man, the philozoist observes, may use animals, but he may not abuse them.1837, William Holl, Neville Wood, editors, The Analyst, volume XII, page 344

Forms of philozoist

pluralphilozoists

Origin of philozoist

From Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) + ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + -ist.

Questions about philozoist

What does philozoist mean?
Philozoist means a lover of all forms of life (as opposed to only humans or those life forms useful to humans).
What part of speech is philozoist?
Philozoist is a noun.
What is the plural of philozoist?
The plural of philozoist is philozoists.

Words near philozoist in the dictionary

  1. philoxenia
  2. Philoxenian
  3. philoxenic
  4. philoxeny
  5. philozoic
  6. philozoist
  7. philozoists
  8. Philp
  9. Philpin
  10. Philpot
  11. Philpots

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