1. The practice of eating human flesh; cannibalism.
Usage: formal; academic

Examples

• Anthropophagy was practiced by some indigenous cultures in specific ritual contexts.
• The anthropologist studied historical accounts of anthropophagy in pre-Columbian societies.
• Early European explorers often exaggerated reports of anthropophagy among native populations.
• Anthropophagy appears in classical literature as a marker of savagery in colonial narratives.
• The term anthropophagy derives from Greek roots meaning 'human' and 'eating.'