Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ANIMALISM
animalism, physicality
(noun) preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites
animalism
(noun) the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
animalism (countable and uncountable, plural animalisms)
The doctrine that humans are merely animals, and lack any spirituality.
The enjoyment of physical appetites.
(philosophy, ontology) A theory of personal identity which holds that persons are individual organisms of the species Homo sapiens, and the conditions of our persistence and identity are simply those of animals.
Source: Wiktionary
An"i*mal*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. animalisme.]
Definition: The state, activity, or enjoyment of animals; mere animal life without intellectual or moral qualities; sensuality.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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