Meaning of "bestiality" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF BESTIALITY

bestiality  [ˌbɛstɪˈælɪtɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BESTIALITY

Bestiality is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BESTIALITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Zoophilia

Zoophilia is a paraphilia involving cross-species sexual activity between human and non-human animals or a fixation on such practice. The term zoophilia derives from the combination of two nouns in Greek: ζῷον (zṓion, meaning "animal") and φιλία (philia, meaning "(fraternal) love"). As a suffix, -philia indicates an abnormal liking for or tendency towards a given thing. Thus, the term denotes an abnormal human sexual attraction to animals. Although sex with animals is not outlawed in some countries, in most countries, bestiality is illegal under animal abuse laws or laws dealing with crimes against nature.

Definition of bestiality in the English dictionary

The definition of bestiality in the dictionary is bestial behaviour, character, or action. Other definition of bestiality is sexual activity between a person and an animal.

SYNONYMS OF «BESTIALITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bestiality» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of bestiality

atrocity · barbarism · barbarity · beastliness · bloodthirstiness · brutality · brutishness · carnality · cruelty · depravity · ferocity · inhumanity · ruthlessness · savageness · savagery · viciousness · zoophilia

TRANSLATION OF BESTIALITY

Find out the translation of bestiality to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bestiality from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bestiality» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 人兽交
• Translator English - Spanish: bestialidad
• English: bestiality
• Translator English - Hindi: पाशविकता
• Translator English - Arabic: البهيمية
• Translator English - Russian: зоофилия
• Translator English - Portuguese: bestialidade
• Translator English - Bengali: পাশবিকতা
• Translator English - French: bestialité
• Translator English - Malay: Bestiality
• Translator English - German: Bestialität
• Translator English - Japanese: 獣姦
• Translator English - Korean: 수간
• Translator English - Javanese: Bestiality
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tính như cầm thú
• Translator English - Tamil: விலங்குப்புணர்வு
• Translator English - Marathi: पाशवीपणा
• Translator English - Turkish: canavarlık
• Translator English - Italian: brutalità
• Translator English - Polish: zoofilia
• Translator English - Ukrainian: зоофілія
• Translator English - Romanian: bestialitate
• Translator English - Greek: κτηνοβασία
• Translator English - Afrikaans: bestialiteit
• Translator English - Swedish: tidelag
• Translator English - Norwegian: bestialitet

ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BESTIALITY»

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BESTIALITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bestiality is used in the context of the following news items.

Only time before High Court considers bestiality

I agree that bestiality sounds icky, repulsive and a law should be passed so that participating people can be prosecuted ("Ohio needs to ban ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»

Outlaw bestiality – and factory farming, too

First, if we're outlawing egregious harm to animals that they've not consented to, let's outlaw factory farming, too. ("Ohio needs to ban bestiality" ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»

Daycare rapist, child porn collector: 'I'm not a bad person'

While prosecutors claim the images of rape and bestiality found on March's computer were among the vilest recorded by law enforcement, ... «KOMO News, Jul 15»

Borderline Views: The passing of Nicholas Winton, a great …

... Peace Prize for what was one of the noblest acts of humanitarianism to have taken place during the bestiality of the Nazi conquest of Europe. «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»

Florida Man Fired for Saying He'll Wed His Dog Because of Same …

Uhler says company officials told him he was let go because they were uncomfortable over his post's connotations of bestiality, notes the Post. «Advocate.com, Jul 15»

Fla. Man Fired for Saying He'll Wed His Dog Because of Same-Sex …

Uhler says company officials told him he was let go because they were uncomfortable over his post's connotations of bestiality, notes the Post. «Advocate.com, Jul 15»

Jos bombing: I'm heartbroken — Atiku

He lamented the “bestiality” of the terrorists to lay siege on innocent worshippers who were undertaking a spiritual demand of the holy season ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»

Jos Bomb Blasts - I Watched As My Two Children Were Blown Up …

He bemoaned the bestiality of the terrorists to lay siege on innocent worshippers who were undertaking a spiritual demand of the holy sea-son ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

14 Reasons the Supreme Court Got It Wrong on Gay Marriage

Allowing homosexual marriage becomes a slippery slope toward allowing polygamy, bestiality and even pedophilia. 9. Homosexual marriage ... «Charisma News, Jul 15»

Same-sex marriage: #LoveWins when intolerance loses

The many comments which put gay marriage in the same category as incest, polygamy, and bestiality are so appalling and ridiculous that all I ... «Rappler, Jul 15»