carnism
Meanings
noun
- The human ideology that supports the slaughter of certain animals and the consumption of their meat or other products (leather from skin, etc).
- The practice of eating animal meat or using animal products (leather, etc).
Word forms
Etymology
From the Latin root carnis (“flesh, meat”), + -ism. Coined by American psychologist Melanie Joy as an antonym of vegetarianism.
Antonyms
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