philozoist means a lover of all forms of life (as opposed to only humans or those life forms useful to humans). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why this word is great
PHILOZOIST — [Noun] A lover of all forms of life, as opposed to only humans or those life forms useful to humans. From Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, "beloved") + ζῷον (zōîon, "animal") + -ist. Unlike "humanist" (which elevates human potential above all else) or "zoophilist" (which fixates on animals, often the tame and charismatic), the philozoist extends their reverence to the overlooked and unloved—the lichen clinging to a gravestone, the tardigrade surviving cosmic radiation, the mycelial network whispering beneath the forest floor. To love life in all its forms is to acknowledge the fragile, flickering miracle of existence itself.
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- a lover of all forms of life (as opposed to only humans or those life forms useful to humans)“Man, the philozoist observes, may use animals, but he may not abuse them.”