anthropophagy
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- anthropophagic adjective
- anthropophagical adjective
- anthropophagous adjective
- anthropophagously adverb
Etymology
Origin of anthropophagy
First recorded in 1600–10; from French anthropophagie, from Late Latin anthrōpophagia, from Greek anthrōpophagía; anthropo-, -phagy
Vocabulary lists containing anthropophagy
Example Sentences
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Controversy over ancient anthropophagy, or cannibalism, has raged in academia for more than a century.
From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2023
Antropofagia, or anthropophagy in English, refers to the eating of human flesh.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023
Where he differs from other evolutionary theorists, however, is in his assertion that anthropophagy represents a true adaptation in our species, just as cannibalism does for other animals.
From Slate • Dec. 16, 2010
Behind this round-robin anthropophagy, Dr. Wolff detects the outlines of a weird and dreadful religion.
From Time Magazine Archive
I made careful inquiry about anthropophagy amongst the Fán, and my account must differ greatly from that of M. du Chaillu.
From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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