anthropophagy

[ an-thruh-pof-uh-jee ]

noun

the eating of human flesh; cannibalism.

Origin of anthropophagy

¹

First recorded in 1600–10; from French anthropophagie, from Late Latin anthrōpophagia, from Greek anthrōpophagía; see anthropo-, -phagy

Other words from anthropophagy

an·thro·po·phag·ic [an-thruh-puh-faj-ik, -fey-jik], /ˌæn θrə pəˈfædʒ ɪk, -ˈfeɪ dʒɪk/, an·thro·po·phag·i·cal, an·thro·poph·a·gous [an-thruh-pof-uh-guhs], /ˌæn θrəˈpɒf ə gəs/, adjective
an·thro·poph·a·gous·ly, adverb

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How to use anthropophagy in a sentence

The stentorian voice of Fra Herv finally silenced the tumult and quelled the anthropophagous orgie.
The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer | Eugne Sue
For though some warriors of renown Continue anthropophagous, 'Tis rare that human flesh goes down The low-caste man's aesophagus!
The Profits of Religion, Fifth Edition | Upton Sinclair
Garrigou and Filhol, has led both these savants to the opinion "that pre-historic man may have been anthropophagous."
Primitive Man | Louis Figuier
Already it was an insult along the River to compare a man to the shifty anthropophagous blue-mottled harrier.
Actions and Reactions | Rudyard Kipling

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