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Meaning of "speciesist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPECIESIST

speciesist  [ˈspiːʃiːzˌɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPECIESIST

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conjunction
determiner
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Speciesist 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 SPECIESIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

speciesist

Speciesism

Speciesism involves the assignment of different values, rights, or special consideration to individuals solely on the basis of their species membership. The term is mostly used by animal rights advocates, who argue that speciesism is a prejudice similar to racism or sexism, in that the treatment of individuals is predicated on group membership and morally irrelevant physical differences. The argument is that species membership has no moral significance. The term is not used consistently, but broadly embraces two ideas. It usually refers to "human speciesism", the exclusion of all nonhuman animals from the protections afforded to humans. It can also refer to the more general idea of assigning value to a being on the basis of species membership alone, so that "human-chimpanzee speciesism" would involve human beings favouring rights for chimpanzees over rights for dogs, because of human-chimpanzee similarities. The arguments against speciesism are contested on various grounds, including the position of some religions that human beings were created as superior in status to other animals, and were awarded "dominion" over them, whether as owners or stewards.

Definition of speciesist in the English dictionary

The definition of speciesist in the dictionary is a person who believes that species of animals other than humans are inferior and may therefore be used for human benefit without regard to the suffering inflicted.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPECIESIST


archaist
ˈɑːkɪˌɪst
atheist
ˈeɪθɪˌɪst
fideist
ˈfiːdeɪˌɪst
honest
ˈɒnɪst
interest
ˈɪntrɪst
intransigentist
ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒəntˌɪst
Lamaist
ˈlɑːməˌɪst
latest
ˈleɪtɪst
list
lɪst
municipalist
mjuːˈnɪsɪpəlˌɪst
pantheist
ˈpænθɪˌɪst
paste
peɪst
physicalist
ˈfɪzɪkəlˌɪst
playlist
ˈpleɪˌlɪst
possibilist
ˈpɒsɪbəlˌɪst
specialist
ˈspɛʃəlɪst
taste
teɪst
tourist
ˈtʊərɪst
tritheist
ˈtraɪθiːˌɪst
waste
weɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPECIESIST

specialness
specialties
specialty
speciate
speciation
speciational
specie
specie point
species
speciesism
specifiable
specific
specific charge
specific conductance
specific gravity
specific heat
specific heat capacity
specific humidity
specific impulse
specific name

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPECIESIST

assist
bassist
brake assist
consist
desist
epigenesist
fantasist
geodesist
hypothesist
insist
narcissist
palingenesist
persist
photoresist
radiesthesist
resist
run-resist
sist
subsist
synthesist

Synonyms and antonyms of speciesist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «speciesist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPECIESIST

Find out the translation of speciesist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of speciesist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «speciesist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

speciesist
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

especista
570 millions of speakers

English

speciesist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

speciesist
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

speciesist
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

speciesist
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

especista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

speciesist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spéciste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spesies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

speziesistischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

speciesist
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

speciesist
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spesies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

speciesist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

speciesist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रजातांत्रिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

türcü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

specista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

speciesist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

speciesist
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

speciesist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπισιστική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

speciesist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

speciesist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

speciesist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of speciesist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPECIESIST»

The term «speciesist» is used very little and occupies the 156.381 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPECIESIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «speciesist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «speciesist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about speciesist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPECIESIST»

Discover the use of speciesist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to speciesist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ethics and the Beast: A Speciesist Argument for Animal ...
But in Ethics and the Beast, Tzachi Zamir makes the radical argument that animal liberation doesn't require such radical arguments--and that liberation could be accomplished in a flexible and pragmatic way.
Tzachi Zamir, 2009
2
Speciesism
Defining speciesism as "a failure, in attitude or practice, to accord any nonhuman being equal consideration and respect," this brilliant work critiques speciesism both outside and within the animal rights movement.
Joan Dunayer, 2004
3
Planet of the Apes and Philosophy: Great Apes Think Alike
For instance, people are speciesist when they discount (or completely ignore)the interests ofananimal simply becauseitisnot human. Most humansare speciesist, as most believe thatall humans have greater moral worth than other animals.
John Huss, 2013
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Confronting Animal Exploitation: Grassroots Essays on ...
It should be no surprise that Sesame Street reflects speciesist norms. The creators of the show live, as we all do, within an overwhelmingly speciesist society. And while it's possible that the sponsors of Sesame Street— among them , the animal ...
Kim Socha, Sarahjane Blum, 2013
5
Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare
A strict speciesist might argue, for example, that painful experiments are allowable on intelligent and communicative chimpanzees* but not upon human beings of any sort, even brain-dead ones; here, the speciesist regards the species ...
Marc Bekoff, Carron A. Meaney, 2013
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Bennu: A Literary Journal: Volume Two 2010
For while any racist or sexist action is wrong, no matter who it is who acts, some speciesist actions by some agents seem totally appropriate, since their omission would be detrimental to all. For example, in a balanced eco-system, where ...
Bennett College For Women, 2012
7
The Politics of Species: Reshaping Our Relationships with ...
SPECIESISM NON-SPECIESISIVI Humans (H) H2 H4 Gorillas (G) G2 G4 Chimpanzees (Ch) Ch4 Monkeys (IVI) M1 M2 M3 M4 Dogs (D) D1 Cats (C) Birds (B) B1 Fish (F) F1 Figure 1.1 Speciesist and non-speciesist categorization of animals ...
Raymond Corbey, Annette Lanjouw, 2013
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Evolution 2.0: Implications of Darwinism in Philosophy and ...
According to the (moral status) speciesist, chimpanzees don't have the same moral status as humans, and this is because they are a different species. However, if the speciesist adopts the taxonomist's strategy of appealing to ring species in ...
Martin Brinkworth, Friedel Weinert, 2011
9
Animals and Women: Feminist Theoretical Explorations
This superbly edited volume makes an important contribution to the cause of animal and human liberation."--Jane Tompkins, Duke University
Carol J. Adams, Josephine Donovan, 1995
10
Without a Tear: Our Tragic Relationship with Animals
guistic ability to identify more basic human properties, and it is equally unfair to demand this of the speciesist. This speciesist response is well taken. We should not dismiss the speciesist account simply because there are no further reasons to  ...
Mark H. Bernstein, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPECIESIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term speciesist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Florida Defines "Animal" as "Any Living Dumb Creature"; PETA …
So referring to animals as dumb — as in lacking the power of speech — is actually not accurate. At PETA, we're not speciesist.” The definition of speciesism? «New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Jul 15»
2
Should animals have the same rights as humans?
Others, in turn, dismiss such views as "speciesist". Attempts to understand the nature of animal behaviour have sometimes taken the form of highly unusual ... «BBC News, May 15»
3
Election 2015 smaller parties: Animal Welfare Party
The leader of the Animal Welfare Party introduced a new concept to the election debate: a "speciesist way of thinking". Vanessa Hudson compared her "social ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
4
Woman Barges Into Restaurant To Berate Patrons About Her 'Little …
Are you a speciesist? Do you even know what speciesism is and why it must be disrupted? If not, prepare to have your tiny little mind blown wide open. «Daily Caller, Oct 14»
5
An Exclusive Interview With Mark Devries, Twenty-Something …
"Speciesism" refers to the categorical exclusion of nonhuman animals from the ... of eye-opening interviews, the film reveals that most humans hold speciesist ... «OpEdNews, Sep 14»
6
Why Do I Hate America?
... up with this: I hate America for being a white supremacist capitalist patriarchal ableist sexist racist ageist homophobic transphobic classist speciesist hypocrisy. «CounterCurrents.org, Jan 14»
7
#2 Editor's Choice Award: The Antispeciesist Revolution
One possible speciesist response is to raise the question of "potential". Even if a pig is as sentient as a human toddler, there is a fundamental distinction ... «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Dec 13»
8
Video Games Normalize Animal Cruelty
Animal exploitation is all pervasive in video games. Not in itself a problem, this virtual exploitation is a reflection of speciesist reality. But by presenting ... «CounterPunch, Nov 13»
9
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition
The richly realized world is full of elves as speciesist guerilla operatives slaughtering speciesist humans for doing the same to them. Dwarves live as shadows of ... «NZGamer.com, Apr 12»
10
PETA Wants More Animal-Friendly Language In Bible
The organization has petitioned the Committee on Bible Translation to suggest that its next translation remove "speciesist" language, by referring to animals as ... «Gothamist, Mar 11»

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« EDUCALINGO. Speciesist [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/speciesist>. Apr 2024 ».
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