philozoist

English

Etymology

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

Noun

philozoist (plural philozoists)

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

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