zoophile
/ˈzəʊ.ə.faɪl/
zoophile noun: a person sexually attracted to non-human animals. Also the misconstruction of zoophilic.
Noun
zoophile (plural zoophiles)
- A person sexually attracted to non-human animals.
- A person who in their ethical propositions puts animals on a level with humans.
- It is not, after all, the 'anti-speciesist', the 'animal liberationist', the radical zoophile who 'attributes a mystical persona' to animals. We simply say that if it is wrong to cause avoidable distress then it is wrong to torture, enslave and kill creatures not of our species for our own...1976, W. Lane-Petter, “The Ethics of Animal Experimentation”, in Journal of Medical Ethics, volume 2, number 3, page 126
- […] the process theist may not regard the killing of non-human animals for food or other reasons as generally acceptable. Call the process thinker who regards the killing of non-human animals for food as (usually) morally wrong a zoophile. Even if the zoophile regards human beings as more capable...2006, Gary Chartier, “Non-Human Animals and Process Theodicy”, in Religious Studies, volume 41, number 1, page 10
- A furry (member of the furry fandom)
Also used as
zoophile is also the misconstruction of zoophilic.
Examples of zoophile in a sentence
- It is not, after all, the 'anti-speciesist', the 'animal liberationist', the radical zoophile who 'attributes a mystical persona' to animals.1976, W. Lane-Petter, “The Ethics of Animal Experimentation”, in Journal of Medical Ethics, volume 2, number 3, page 126:
- Call the process thinker who regards the killing of non-human animals for food as (usually) morally wrong a zoophile.2006, Gary Chartier, “Non-Human Animals and Process Theodicy”, in Religious Studies, volume 41, number 1, page 10:
Synonyms of zoophile
Forms of zoophile
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | zoophiles |
| alternative form (dated) | zoöphile |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more zoophile |
| superlative | most zoophile |
Origin of zoophile
From zoo- + -phile.
Questions about zoophile
- What does zoophile mean?
- Zoophile means a person sexually attracted to non-human animals.
- How do you use zoophile in a sentence?
- It is not, after all, the 'anti-speciesist', the 'animal liberationist', the radical zoophile who 'attributes a mystical persona' to animals.
- What part of speech is zoophile?
- Zoophile is a noun.
- How do you pronounce zoophile?
- Zoophile is pronounced /ˈzəʊ.ə.faɪl/.
- What is the plural of zoophile?
- The plural of zoophile is zoophiles.
Words near zoophile in the dictionary
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