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zoism
CIDE DICTIONARY
zoism, n. [Gr. zwh` life + -ism.].
- Reverence for animal life or belief in animal powers and influences, as among savages. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- A doctrine, now discarded, that the phenomena of life are due to a peculiar vital principle; the theory of vital force. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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