"bestialism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bestialisms [plural]
Etymology: bestial + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bestial|ism}} bestial + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} bestialism (usually uncountable, plural bestialisms)
  1. bestiality (sexual intercourse between human and animal) Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-bestialism-en-noun-BnPTFp3g
  2. bestialness; quality of being bestial or subhuman Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-bestialism-en-noun-bYttyxo6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 10 90

Inflected forms

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