Definitions for cannibalism
ˈkæn ə bəˌlɪz əmcan·ni·bal·ism

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cannibalismnoun

   the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind

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1. cannibalismnoun

   The act of eating another of one's own species.

2. cannibalismnoun

   In speech, the occurrence of one word "eating" part or all of the next word, because the syllables ar the same. For example, "Look, an MIT shirt" for "Look, an MIT T-shirt".

3. Etymology: Spanish: Canibalis: the name given by Christopher Columbus to the Caribs of Cuba and Haiti who allegedly ate human flesh.

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1. Cannibalism

   Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. Cannibalism is a common ecological interaction in the animal kingdom and has been recorded in more than 1,500 species. Human cannibalism is well documented, both in ancient and in recent times.The rate of cannibalism increases in nutritionally poor environments as individuals turn to members of their own species as an additional food source. Cannibalism regulates population numbers, whereby resources such as food, shelter and territory become more readily available with the decrease of potential competition. Although it may benefit the individual, it has been shown that the presence of cannibalism decreases the expected survival rate of the whole population and increases the risk of consuming a relative. Other negative effects may include the increased risk of pathogen transmission as the encounter rate of hosts increases. Cannibalism, however, does not—as once believed—occur only as a result of extreme food shortage or of artificial/unnatural conditions, but may also occur under natural conditions in a variety of species.Cannibalism is prevalent in aquatic ecosystems, in which up to approximately 90% of the organisms engage in cannibalistic activity at some point in their life-cycle. Cannibalism is not restricted to carnivorous species: it also occurs in herbivores and in detritivores. Sexual cannibalism normally involves the consumption of the male by the female individual before, during or after copulation. Other forms of cannibalism include size-structured cannibalism and intrauterine cannibalism. Behavioral, physiological and morphological adaptations have evolved to decrease the rate of cannibalism in individual species.

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1. cannibalism

   Cannibalism is the act or practice of a species consuming members of its own kind, typically as a source of food. It is seen in many different types of species, including humans where it is considered a significant cultural taboo and is generally illegal.

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1. Cannibalismnoun

   the act or practice of eating human flesh by mankind. Hence; Murderous cruelty; barbarity

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. cannibalisme.]

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1. Cannibalism

   Cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings. It is also called anthropophagy. A person who practices cannibalism is called a cannibal. The expression "cannibalism" has been extended into zoology to mean one individual of a species consuming all or part of another individual of the same species as food, including sexual cannibalism. Cannibalism was widespread in the past among humans in many parts of the world, continuing into the 19th century in some isolated South Pacific cultures, and to the present day in parts of tropical Africa. In a few cases in insular Melanesia, indigenous flesh-markets existed. Fiji was once known as the 'Cannibal Isles'. Cannibalism has been well documented around the world, from Fiji to the Amazon Basin to the Congo to Māori New Zealand. Neanderthals are believed to have practiced cannibalism, and Neanderthals may have been eaten by anatomically modern humans. Cannibalism has recently been both practiced and fiercely condemned in several wars, especially in Liberia and Congo. Today, the Korowai are one of very few tribes still believed to eat human flesh as a cultural practice. It is also still known to be practiced as a ritual and in war in various Melanesian tribes. Historically, allegations of cannibalism were used by the colonial powers to justify the subjugation of what were seen as primitive peoples; cannibalism has been said to test the bounds of cultural relativism as it challenges anthropologists "to define what is or is not beyond the pale of acceptable human behavior". Cannibalism is rare and is not illegal in most countries. People who eat human flesh are usually charged with crimes other than cannibalism, such as murder or desecration of a body.

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1. Cannibalism

   Eating other individuals of one's own species.

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1. • Practice

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cannibalism in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cannibalism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of cannibalism in a Sentence

1. The Natural:

   However, there is no indication on the skeletons that the humans had suffered violence, so it is likely that they died of natural causes, while the exact intent of the inhabitants' cannibalistic practices will never be certain, previous discoveries already suggested that it was not simply a matter of cannibalism for survival.

2. Phillip Stella:

   When dealing with death and carnage it’s a shock to our conscience, as far as I know this is the first cannibalism charge in Idaho.

3. Brothers Karamazov, Pt 1, Bk i, Ch 6:

   If you were to destroy in mankind the belief in immortality, not only love but every living force maintaining the life of the world would at once be dried up. Moreover, nothing then would be immoral, everything would be permissible, even cannibalism.

4. Francisco Turra:

   They don't have access to corn or soymeal. Chickens are going hungry ... Cannibalism has started.

5. Mutsuhiro Takeuchi:

   But there was absolutely no cannibalism, that is not our custom.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cannibalism
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cannibalism
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannibalism
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cannibalism
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=cannibalism