anthropophagy

[ an-thruh-pof-uh-jee ]

/ ˌæn θrəˈpɒf ə dʒi /

noun

the eating of human flesh; cannibalism.

Origin of anthropophagy

First recorded in 1600–10; from French anthropophagie, from Late Latin anthrōpophagia, from Greek anthrōpophagía; see anthropo-, -phagy

OTHER WORDS FROM anthropophagy

an·thro·po·phag·ic

[an-thruh-puh-faj-ik, -fey-jik], /ˌæn θrə pəˈfædʒ ɪk, -ˈfeɪ dʒɪk/, an·thro·po·phag·i·cal, an·thro·poph·a·gous

[an-thruh-pof-uh-guhs], /ˌæn θrəˈpɒf ə gəs/, adjectivean·thro·poph·a·gous·ly, adverb

Words nearby anthropophagy

anthroponym, anthroponymy, anthropopathy, anthropophagi, anthropophagite, anthropophagy, anthropophilic, anthropophyte, anthroposcopy, anthroposophy, anthropozoonosis

Example sentences from the Web for anthropophagy

On the other hand, Central Africa appears to be the chief seat of anthropophagy.
The Races of Man|Joseph Deniker
Anthropophagy springs from different causes, and clothes itself in various forms.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
To eat a creature which had become the peer of man in blood-guiltiness and in judicial punishment, would savour of anthropophagy.
The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals|Edmund P. Evans
It is difficult to determine what religious ideas were connected with the almost universal practice of anthropophagy.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3|Hubert Howe Bancroft

These ideas, therefore, also probably represent the origin of anthropophagy.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt

单词	anthropophagy
释义	anthropophagy [ an-thruh-pof-uh-jee ] / ˌæn θrəˈpɒf ə dʒi / noun the eating of human flesh; cannibalism. Origin of anthropophagy First recorded in 1600–10; from French anthropophagie, from Late Latin anthrōpophagia, from Greek anthrōpophagía; see anthropo-, -phagy OTHER WORDS FROM anthropophagy an·thro·po·phag·ic [an-thruh-puh-faj-ik, -fey-jik], /ˌæn θrə pəˈfædʒ ɪk, -ˈfeɪ dʒɪk/, an·thro·po·phag·i·cal, an·thro·poph·a·gous [an-thruh-pof-uh-guhs], /ˌæn θrəˈpɒf ə gəs/, adjectivean·thro·poph·a·gous·ly, adverb Words nearby anthropophagy anthroponym, anthroponymy, anthropopathy, anthropophagi, anthropophagite, anthropophagy, anthropophilic, anthropophyte, anthroposcopy, anthroposophy, anthropozoonosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for anthropophagy On the other hand, Central Africa appears to be the chief seat of anthropophagy. The Races of Man\|Joseph Deniker Anthropophagy springs from different causes, and clothes itself in various forms. The Desert World\|Arthur Mangin To eat a creature which had become the peer of man in blood-guiltiness and in judicial punishment, would savour of anthropophagy. The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals\|Edmund P. Evans It is difficult to determine what religious ideas were connected with the almost universal practice of anthropophagy. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3\|Hubert Howe Bancroft These ideas, therefore, also probably represent the origin of anthropophagy. Elements of Folk Psychology\|Wilhelm Wundt
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