zoophilite, n.

zoophilite
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# zoophilitenoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zoophilite mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoophilite. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the noun zoophilite pronounced?

#### British English

/zuːˈɒfəlʌɪt/
zoo-OFF-uh-light
/zəʊˈɒfəlʌɪt/
zoh-OFF-uh-light

#### U.S. English

/zuˈɑfəˌlaɪt/
zoo-AH-fuh-light
/zoʊˈɑfəˌlaɪt/
zoh-AH-fuh-light

### Where does the noun zoophilite come from?

Earliest known use

1870s

The earliest known use of the noun zoophilite is in the 1870s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoophilite is from 1879, in a letter by R. Christison.

zoophilite is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: zoo- comb. form, ‑philite comb. form.

### Nearby entries

1. zoopathology, n. 1841–
2. zoophagan, n. & adj. 1835–
3. zoophagic, adj. 1903–
4. zoophagous, adj. 1788–
5. zoophagy, n. 1849–
6. zoophile, n. 1885–
7. zoophilia, n. 1894–
8. zoophilic, adj. 1884–
9. zoophilism, n. 1867–
10. zoophilist, n. 1829–
11. zoophilite, n.1879–
12. zoophilous, adj. 1881–
13. zoophily, n. 1830–
14. zoophobia, n. 1888–
15. zoophysical, adj. 1820–
16. zoophysics, n. 1887–
17. zoophysiology, n. 1803–
18. zoophytal, adj. 1756–
19. zoophyte, n. 1606–
20. zoophytic, adj. 1808–
21. zoophytical, adj. 1779–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by compounding.
Etymons: zoo- comb. form, ‑philite comb. form.
< zoo- comb. form + ‑philite comb. form, after zoophily n.

Compare earlier zoophilist n.

## Meaning & use

Now historical and rare.

1. 1879–
   An opponent of cruelty to animals, esp. an antivivisectionist. Cf. zoophile n. 1, zoophilist n.
   1. 1879

      > He has been assailed by extreme Zoöphilites.

      R. Christison, Letter 13 January in A. Christison et al., Life Sir R. Christison (1886) vol. II. 251
   2. 1881

      > These experiments, perverted as they have been by fanatical zoophilites, have..proved of signal service alike to humanity and science.

      Lancet 22 October 718/1
   3. 2007

      > Salt deplored vegetarian impatience at zoophilites.

      J. Gregory, Victorians & Vegetarianism 96
   animals historical
   1. zoophilist 1829–
      A person who is emotionally attached to animals, an animal lover; an opponent of cruelty to animals. Cf. zoophily, n. 1.
   2. philozoist 1869–
      A lover of animals.
   3. zoophilite 1879–
      An opponent of cruelty to animals, esp. an antivivisectionist. Cf. zoophile, n. 1, zoophilist, n.
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   1. zoophilist 1829–
      A person who is emotionally attached to animals, an animal lover; an opponent of cruelty to animals. Cf. zoophily, n. 1.
   2. zoophilite 1879–
      An opponent of cruelty to animals, esp. an antivivisectionist. Cf. zoophile, n. 1, zoophilist, n.
   3. bestiarian 1882–
      A person opposed to vivisection.
   View in Historical Thesaurus

## Pronunciation

### British English

/zuːˈɒfəlʌɪt/
zoo-OFF-uh-light
/zəʊˈɒfəlʌɪt/
zoh-OFF-uh-light
/zuːˈɒfl̩ʌɪt/
zoo-OFF-uhl-ight
/zəʊˈɒfl̩ʌɪt/
zoh-OFF-uhl-ight

### U.S. English

/zuˈɑfəˌlaɪt/
zoo-AH-fuh-light
/zoʊˈɑfəˌlaɪt/
zoh-AH-fuh-light

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

## Forms

### Variant forms

See zoo- comb. form and ‑philite comb. form.

Originally published as part of the entry for zoophile, n.

zoophilite, n. was revised in June 2017.

zoophilite, n. was last modified in July 2023.