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noun
The human ideology that supports the slaughter of certain animals and the consumption of their meat or other products (leather from skin, etc).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: vegetarianism, veganism
noun
The practice of eating animal meat or using animal products (leather, etc).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: vegetarianism, veganism
History
From the Latin root carnis (“flesh, meat”), + -ism. Coined by American psychologist Melanie Joy as an antonym of vegetarianism.
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