philozoist

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noun

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

OriginAncient Greek φίλος →
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Meanings

nounphilozoist (plural philozoists)

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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφίλος“beloved”
  2. Englishphilozoist

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

zoophilist
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Chicago

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