2. A believer in the theory of animalculism.

||An`i*mal"cu*lum (&?;), n.; pl. Animalcula (&?;). [NL. See Animalcule.] An animalcule.

Animalculæ, as if from a Latin singular animalcula, is a barbarism.

An"i*mal*ish (&?;), a. Like an animal.

An"i*mal*ism (&?;), n. [Cf. F. animalisme.] The state, activity, or enjoyment of animals; mere animal life without intellectual or moral qualities; sensuality.

An`i*mal"i*ty (&?;), n. [Cf. F. animalité.] Animal existence or nature. Locke.

An`i*mal*i*za"tion (&?;), n. [Cf. F. animalisation.] 1. The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties.

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