单词 | zoophilite |
释义 | zoophiliten. Now historical and rare. An opponent of cruelty to animals, esp. an antivivisectionist. Cf. zoophile n. 1, zoophilist n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > [noun] > love of > person zoophilist1829 philozoist1869 zoophilite1879 the world > animals > [noun] > animal liberation > anti-vivisectionism > person zoophilist1829 zoophilite1879 bestiarian1882 1879 R. Christison Let. 13 Jan. in A. Christison et al. Life Sir R. Christison (1886) II. 251 He has been assailed by extreme Zoöphilites. 1881 Lancet 22 Oct. 718/1 These experiments, perverted as they have been by fanatical zoophilites, have..proved of signal service alike to humanity and science. 2007 J. Gregory Victorians & Vegetarianism 96 Salt deplored vegetarian impatience at zoophilites. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1879 |
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