anthropophagy

American  

[an-thruh-pof-uh-jee] / ˌæn θrəˈpɒf ə dʒi /

noun

1. the eating of human flesh; cannibalism.

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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

Example Sentences

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

M. Gagne, who has already provided the Parisians with amusement for years, in his capacity as a perpetual candidate for parliamentary honours, does not stop at hippophagy; he seriously proposes anthropophagy.

From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.