Definition of speciesism in English:
speciesism
noun ˈspiːʃiːˌzɪz(ə)mˈspiːsiːˌzɪz(ə)mˈspēSHēˌzizəm
mass nounThe assumption of human superiority leading to the exploitation of animals.
Example sentencesExamples
- Advocates argue that fighting speciesism is an extension of struggles for human equality.
Derivatives
adjective & noun
He states that it is speciesist to judge that the life of a normal adult member of our species is more valuable than the life of a normal adult mouse.
Example sentencesExamples
- The speciesist assumption that lurks here is very simple.
- Of course, in practice most of us are speciesist.
- It's speciesist to give humans greater moral consideration than nonhumans for any reason.
- We live in a deeply speciesist society.