Definition of anthropophagy in English:
anthropophagy
noun ˌanθrəˈpɒfədʒiˌænθrəˈpɑfədʒi
mass nounThe eating of human flesh by human beings.
Example sentencesExamples
- To this end, the basic taxonomy of cannibalism will first be explained, along with a brief history of anthropophagy in the cultural imagination.
- The residents of this lush, tropical paradise vehemently denied they had returned to anthropophagy, until the term was explained to them.
- This grisly practice is called anthropophagy, and it's not exactly very popular.
- Early Christians were accused of anthropophagy and sexual abandon long before they did the same to their opponents.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Greek anthrōpophagia, from anthrōpophagos (see anthropophagus).
Definition of anthropophagy in US English:
anthropophagy
nounˌanTHrəˈpäfəjēˌænθrəˈpɑfədʒi
The eating of human flesh by human beings.
Example sentencesExamples
- This grisly practice is called anthropophagy, and it's not exactly very popular.
- To this end, the basic taxonomy of cannibalism will first be explained, along with a brief history of anthropophagy in the cultural imagination.
- The residents of this lush, tropical paradise vehemently denied they had returned to anthropophagy, until the term was explained to them.
- Early Christians were accused of anthropophagy and sexual abandon long before they did the same to their opponents.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Greek anthrōpophagia, from anthrōpophagos (see anthropophagus).