The act of eating another of one's own species.
Used in a Sentence
cannibalism
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cannibalism.
Editorial note
Pretty much nobody faults people for resorting to cannibalism when the choice is cannibalism or death.
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Definitions3
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Quick take
The act of eating another of one's own species.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of cannibalism gathered in one view.
(figurative) An act in which one thing consumes or takes over another of the same kind.
(linguistics) In speech, the occurrence of one word eliding part or all of the next word, because the syllables are the same.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for cannibalism.
noun
The act of eating another of one's own species.
noun
(figurative) An act in which one thing consumes or takes over another of the same kind.
noun
(linguistics) In speech, the occurrence of one word eliding part or all of the next word, because the syllables are the same.
Example sentences
Pretty much nobody faults people for resorting to cannibalism when the choice is cannibalism or death.
Some cultures practice(d) cannibalism, does that mean that our opposition to that practice is necessarily arbitrary?
Some people believe that racial jokes make one a racist as much as cannibalism jokes make one a cannibal.
Hint: if someone else is being eaten, in reality or as a social-construct/bearing-metaphor, it is cannibalism.
Our forefathers lost most of our valuable land, and people to cannibalism, practiced amongst these invaders.
It seems every family needs its kitchen, and alas human slavery is abject cannibalism.
In situations where negligence of the cannibals is seen to have contributed to the circumstances that lead to the necessity of cannibalism, we are a bit less forgiving.
It may be at the cost of his skin, it may be by cannibalism!
This is why leadership is so important, because without a leader, the human mob maintains a state of semi-cannibalism, feeding on itself.
You usully had to do some horrible thing (murder, cannibalism, torture, etc.) and you would be rewarded with a cool magical item.
Besides, the original sin of white Americans is probably either cannibalism, or hanging Quakers.
Sociopathy is more likely related to mate competition than cannibalism, which is almost never practised for food, but rather for its ritual significance.
Quote examples
How are death camps, the specific targeting of civilians, medical experimentation on detainees, burying prisoners alive and even cannibalism covered under "war of conquest".
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use cannibalism in a sentence?
Pretty much nobody faults people for resorting to cannibalism when the choice is cannibalism or death.
What does cannibalism mean?
The act of eating another of one's own species.
What part of speech is cannibalism?
cannibalism is commonly used as noun.