carnism.
The human ideology that supports the slaughter of certain animals and the consumption of their meat or other products (leather from skin, etc).
Meaning & usage
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).
Where this word comes from
From the Latin root carnis (“flesh, meat”), + -ism. Coined by American psychologist Melanie Joy as an antonym of vegetarianism.
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