anthropophagite

[an-thruh-pof-uh-jahyt]

an·thro·poph·a·gite

[an-thruh-pof-uh-jahyt]
noun
an eater of human flesh; cannibal.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin anthrōpophag(us) (see anthropophagi) + -ite1
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Anthropophagite has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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anthropophagite (ˌænθrəˈpɒfəˌɡaɪt)
 
n
a rare word for cannibal
 
anthropophagy
 
n
 
anthropophagic
 
adj
 
anthro'pophagous
 
adj

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