zootheist, n.

zootheist
http://www.oed.com/dictionary/zootheist_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_use
First published 2017

# zootheistnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zootheist mean?

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

### How is the noun zootheist pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzuːə(ʊ)θiɪst/
ZOO-oh-thee-ist
/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈθiːɪst/
zoo-oh-THEE-ist

#### U.S. English

/ˈzoʊəˌθiᵻst/
ZOH-uh-thee-uhst
/ˌzoʊəˈθiᵻst/
zoh-uh-THEE-uhst

### Where does the noun zootheist come from?

Earliest known use

1870s

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

OED's earliest evidence for zootheist is from 1879, in Popular Science Monthly.

### Nearby entries

1. zoosporic, adj. 1854–
2. zoosporous, adj. 1845–
3. zoot, n. 1942–
4. zootaxy, n. 1833–
5. zootechnic, adj. 1861–
6. zootechnics, n. 1863–
7. zootechny, n. 1841–
8. zootheca, n. 1852–
9. zoothecium, n. 1880–
10. zootheism, n. 1879–
11. zootheist, n.1879–
12. zootheistic, adj. 1879–
13. zoothome, n. 1872–
14. zootic, adj. 1816–
15. zootokon, n. 1661
16. zootomic, adj. 1801–
17. zootomical, adj. 1799–
18. zootomically, adv. 1849–
19. zootomist, n. 1663–
20. zootomy, n. 1663–
21. zootoxin, n. 1906–

## Meaning & use

Now rare.

1. 1879–
   A person who worships or venerates animals; cf. zootheism n.
   1. 1879

      > Many of the Indians of North America, and many of South America, and many of the tribes of Africa, are found to be zootheists.

      Popular Science Monthly October 805
   2. 1896

      > Palaeolithic man for instance, was certainly not a ‘zootheist’, or a ‘theist’ of any kind.

      A. H. Keane, Ethnology i. i. 11
   3. 2000

      > ‘I said it to everyone,’ said Bill, ‘to monotheists, polytheists, cosmotheists, henotheists, zootheists.’

      H. Middleton, Bright Country 115
   religion
   1. zoolater 1876–
      A person who worships animals. Also hyperbolically: a person who is extremely or excessively fond of animals. Cf. zoolatry, n.
   2. zootheist 1879–
      A person who worships or venerates animals; cf. zootheism, n.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzuːə(ʊ)θiɪst/
ZOO-oh-thee-ist
/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈθiːɪst/
zoo-oh-THEE-ist
/ˈzəʊə(ʊ)θiɪst/
ZOH-oh-thee-ist
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈθiːɪst/
zoh-oh-THEE-ist

### U.S. English

/ˈzoʊəˌθiᵻst/
ZOH-uh-thee-uhst
/ˌzoʊəˈθiᵻst/
zoh-uh-THEE-uhst
/ˈzuəˌθiᵻst/
ZOO-uh-thee-uhst
/ˌzuəˈθiᵻst/
zoo-uh-THEE-uhst

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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.

View the pronunciation model here.

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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

Originally published as part of the entry for zoo-, comb. form

zootheist, n. was first published in 2017.