'Zoism' definitions:

Definition of 'Zoism'

From: GCIDE
  • Zoism \Zo"ism\, n. [Gr. zwh` life + -ism.]
  • 1. Reverence for animal life or belief in animal powers and influences, as among savages. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 2. (Biol.) A doctrine, now discarded, that the phenomena of life are due to a peculiar vital principle; the theory of vital force. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]