anthropocentric

[ an-thruh-poh-sen-trik ]

/ ˌæn θrə poʊˈsɛn trɪk /

adjective

regarding the human being as the central fact of the universe.

assuming human beings to be the final aim and end of the universe.

viewing and interpreting everything in terms of human experience and values.

Nearby words

anthrop., anthropic, anthropic principle, anthropo-, anthropocene, anthropocentric, anthropocentricity, anthropocentrism, anthropogenesis, anthropogenic, anthropogeography

Origin of anthropocentric

First recorded in 1860–65; anthropo- + -centric

Related forms

an·thro·po·cen·tri·cal·ly, adverb

Can be confused

anthropocentric anthropomorphic homocentric

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Examples from the Web for anthropocentric

His aim is nothing less than the firm establishment of what may perhaps be described as a Ptolemaic, anthropocentric metaphysics.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith
After the geocentric illusion had been destroyed, the anthropocentric illusion still remained.
The Positive School of Criminology|Enrico Ferri
The degeneration theory has exploded as entirely as the geocentric and anthropocentric theories have vanished.
A Manual of the Historical Development of Art|G. G. (Gustavus George) Zerffi
But what may be called the anthropocentric view of wildflowers is now happily becoming obsolete.
The Call of the Wildflower|Henry S. Salt

The radical error in Jewish, and Christian thinking is that it is anthropocentric.
The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire|T. R. Glover

British Dictionary definitions for anthropocentric

anthropocentric

/ (ˌænθrəpəʊˈsɛntrɪk) /

adjective

regarding man as the most important and central factor in the universe

Derived Forms

anthropocentrism, noun

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Medicine definitions for anthropocentric

anthropocentric

[ ăn′thrə-pə-sĕn′trĭk ]

adj.

Regarding humans as the central element of the universe.

Interpreting reality exclusively in terms of human values and experience.