Bible Dictionaries
Zoism

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Reverence for animal life or belief in animal powers and influences, as among savages.

(2):

(n.) A doctrine, now discarded, that the phenomena of life are due to a peculiar vital principle; the theory of vital force.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Zoism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​z/zoism.html. 1828.