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Meaning of hippophagism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The eating of horsemeat.

uncountable

Examples

“In Germany, he [Satan] has a horse's and not a cloven foot, because the horse was a frequent pagan sacrifice, and therefore associated with devil-worship under the new dispensation. Hence the horror of hippophagism which some French gastronomes are striving to overcome.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

hippophagist hippophagy hippophile hippophilia hippophobe hippophobia

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