Definition of CARNISM

carnism

Meanings

Noun

  • The human ideology that supports the slaughter of certain animals and the consumption of their meat or other products (leather from skin, etc).
  • The practice of eating animal meat or using animal products (leather, etc).

Origin / Etymology

From the Latin root carnis (“flesh, meat”), + -ism. Coined by American sociologist Melanie Joy as an antonym of vegetarianism.

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