anthropomorphous 
Anthropomorphic ; anthropoid in form : as, an 
anthropomorphous ape. Huxley. 
anthroponomical (an " thro -po-nom ' i -kal), a. 
[< iiiitliriipinnnny + -ical.] 'Concerned wit'n the 
laws which regulate human action. JV. E. D. 
anthroponomy (an-thro-pon'o-mi), . [= P. 
anthroponomie,<.GT. dvOpairof , man, + vo/'or, law: 
see nome' 2 .] The science of the laws which gov- 
ern human action. 
anthropopathic (an // thro-po-path'ik), a. [< anthropophuism (an-thro-pof'u-izm), 
anthropopathy + -ic.] Pertaining to anthro- 
popathy ; possessing or subject to human pas- 
sions. 
anthropopathical (an^thro-po-path'i-kal), a. 
Same as anthropopathic. 
anthropopathically (an"thro-po-path'i-kal-i), 
adv. In an anthropopathic manner; as pos- 
sessing human passions. 
anthropopathism (an-thro-pop'a-thizm), n. [< 
anthropopathy + -ism.] 1. The ascription of 
human passions to supernatural beings, espe- 
cially to the Supreme Being. Also called an- 
thropopathy. 2. An expression containing or 
implying such ascription. 
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The extent to which anthropaphaqtt has been carried 
among some nations is, no doubt, mainly due to the in- 
-lnki'iice of the appetite once aroused. 
K,i,-,ir. Brit., IV. 808. 
anthropophobia (an"thro-po-f 6'bi-a), n. [< Gr. 
avfipu-of, man, + -ipojiia, < tyofielv, fear.] Aver- 
sion to man ; dread of meeting persons. 
He has anttiropojthtibin. bfin;; afraid to meet any one 
about the house. Alien. <ni'l ,V< <//<,/., VI. 144. 
, n. 
[Prop, 'tuttkropophyiem, < Gr. ai^pwTro^w/f, of 
man's nature (<C avffpimoi;, man, + <j>w'/, nature, < 
fyi'tiv, produce, in pass, grow), + -</.] That 
conception of the gods which attributes to them 
the possession of functions and desires similar 
to those of human beings. 
The Jupiter of Homer is to be regarded ... as the i\-- 
ceptade and butt of tbe principal parts of such earthly, 
sensual, and appetitive elements as, at the time of Homer, 
anthropophuism had obtruded into the sphere of deity. 
QlaMom, Studies in Homer, II. 174. 
antiaditis 
There are numerous species, much resembling one an- 
other, all being small, brown, spotted and streaked birds, 
witli slender bill and lengthened hind claw, and the point 
of the wing formed, in the typical species, by the first four 
jTiuiaries. They are of terrestrial habits, in this and some 
other respects resembling larks. The best-known Euro- 
pean species are A. prat?nni8, the meadow-pipit; A. ar- 
Like the Chaldee paraphrasts, he [ Abu Said) resolves an- 
thropopathUitw, employs euphemisms, and makes several 
minor alterations. 
T. II. Home, Introd. to Study of Holy Scriptures, II. 79. 
anthropopathite (an-thro-pop'a-thit), n. [<- 
fhropopnthy + -ite*.] A believer in anthropop- 
athism; one who ascribes human passions to 
the Deity. 
Man so habitually ascribes to his deities human shape, 
human passions, human nature, that we may declare him 
an Anthropomorphite, an Anthropopathite, and (to com- 
plete the series) an Anthropophysite. 
E. B. Tyler, Prim. Culture, II. 224. 
anthropopathy (an-thro-pop'a-thi), n. [= F. 
authropopathie, < Gr. dv'dpuiroirdBeta, humanity, 
< dv6pu7Toxaf}/if, with human feelings, < frvfipuTrof, 
man, + -rraSof, feeling, affection, suffering: see 
pathos.] Same as anthropopathism, 1. 
In its recoil from the gross anthropopathy of the vulgar 
notions, it falls into the vacuum of absolute apathy. Hare. 
anthropophagi, n. Plural of anthropophagus. 
anthropophagic (an*thro-po-faj'ik), a. [< Gr. 
*avtif>u7ro<f>ay wtof (implied in adv. avOpimotyayiKut;}, 
< avdpuvotydyof : see anthropophagus.] Relating 
to or practising cannibalism. 
anthropophagical (an"thro-po-faj'i-kal), a. 
Same as anthropophagic. 
anthropophaginian (an-thro-pof-a-jin'i-an), . 
[< antlirupophfigus, q. v., + -in-ian.] A man- 
eater; a cannibal. [Humorous.] 
He'll speak like an Anthropophagi nian unto thee. 
Shak., M. W. of W., iv. 5. 
anthropophagism(an-thr6-pof'a-jizm), . [As 
anthropophagous + -ism!] The practice or 
custom of eating human flesh; cannibalism. 
N. E. D. [Rare.] 
anthropophagist (an-thro-pof'a-jist), n. [As 
anthropophagous + -ist.] 'One who eats human 
flesh; a cannibal. N. E. D. [Rare.] 
anthroppphagistic (an-thro-pof-a-jis'tik), a. 
Pertaining to or characteristic of the anthro- 
pophagi; cannibalistic. Southey. 
Evidences of [the prehistoric cave-men's] occasional lit- 
tle anthropophatfittic failings, in the shape of scraped and 
chipped human bones, ... are not infrequent. 
Pop. Sci. Mo., XXVI. 205. 
anthropophagite (an-thro-pof 'a-jlt), . [As 
anthropophagous + -fe 2 .] A man-eater; a can- 
nibal. 
anthropophuistic (au-thro-pof-u-is'tik), n. 
[As (inthro/Hiiiliitifiii + -itst-ic.] Relating to or 
characterized by anthropophuism. 
That introduction of the female principle into the 
sphere of deity, which the Greeks seem to have adopted, 
after their anthropophuivtic manner, with a view to the 
family order among the Immortals. 
Gladstone, Studies in Homer, II. 51. 
anthropophysite (an-thro-pof'i-slt), . [< Gr. 
dvOpuirof, man, + <t>vrjif, nature, + -iff 2 .] One 
who ascribes a human nature to the gods. 
E. B. Tylor. 
Anthropopithecus (an"thro-po-pi-the'kus), n. 
[NL., < Gr. dvdpuiroc,, man, '+ irith/Kof, ape: see 
Pithecus.] A genus of anthropoid apes, of the 
family Simiidte and subfamily Simiina;, con- 
taining only the chimpanzee : proposed by De 
Blainville as a substitute for Troglodytes (Geof- 
froy), preoccupied in ornithology. Both these 
names are antedated by Himetes (Leach, 1819). 
anthroposcopy (an-thro-pos'ko-pi), . [< Gr. 
dvOpuTros, man, + -o*K07rm, < rjKoirelv, view.] The 
art of discovering or judging of character, pas- 
sions, and inclinations from the lineaments of 
the body. Craig. 
anthroposophist (an " thro -pos'o -fist), n. [< 
anthroposophy + -ist.] One furnished with the 
wisdom of men. Kingsley. (N. E. D.) 
anthroposophy (an - thro - pos ' o - fi), n. [< Gr. 
dvOpumif, man, T aoipla, wisdom, < oo^f, wise. 
Cf. theosophy.] Knowledge of the nature of 
man ; acquaintance with man's structure and 
functions, comprehending anatomy and physi- 
ology. 
anthropotomical (an"thro-po-tom'i-kal), a. 
[As anthropotomy + -ic-al.] Pertaining to 
anthropotomy, or the dissection of the human 
body. 
anthropotomist (au-thro-pot'o-mist), re. [As 
anthropotomy + -ist.] An anatomist of the 
human body. Owen. 
anthropotomy (an-thro-pot ' o-mi), n. [< Gr. 
dvOpunof, a man, -t- ropy, a cutting, < rip>eiv, 
rafiflv, cut. Cf. anatomy.'] The anatomy or 
dissection of the human body ; human anatomy. 
The os innominatum is represented throughout life in 
most reptiles by three distinct bones, answering to the 
iliac, iscnial, and pubic portions in anthropotomy. 
Owen, Comp. Anat. 
I should naturally have killed my lion, tempted the ap- 
petite of the anthropophagite., and brought home a little 
negro boy. T. B. Aldrich, Ponkapog to Pesth, p. 178. 
anthropophagizet (an-thro-pof ' a-jlz), v. i. [As 
anthropophagous + -ize.] To feed on human 
flesh ; practise cannibalism. Cockeram; Illount. 
[Rare.] 
anthropophagous (an-thro-pof' a-gus), a. [< 
L. an thro2>ophagus, < Gr. dv6puircxf>dyo{, man-eat- 
ing: see anthropophagus.] Man-eating; homi- 
nivorous ; feeding on human flesh. 
anthropophagtts (aii-thro-pof a-gus), . ; pi. an- 
thropophagi (-ji). [L., < Gr. ovfyjorro^a) of , man- 
eating, < dv6pu7rof, man, + faye'iv, eat.] A man- 
eater ; a cannibal ; a person who eats human 
flesh. Commonly in the plural. 
The (.'annibals that each other eat, 
The Anthropophagi. Shut., Othello, i. 3. 
anthropophagy (an-thro-pof 'a-ji), H. [= F. 
anthropophagie, < Gr. dwpuTHXjiayia, < dvHpuTio- 
f, man-eating: see anthropophagus.] The 
eating of men; the act or practice of eating 
human flesh ; cannibalism. 
The anthropophagy of Diomedes his horses. 
Sir T. Broii'/i'-, Vul. KIT. 
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anthropurgic (an-thro-per'jik), a. [< Gr. a 
irovp}6(, making men, C avffpuiroc, man, + epyov 
=E. work, n.] Pertaining to or influenced by 
the exercise of human power; operated on by 
man: opposed to physiurgic (which see). An- 
thropurglo eomatology, "the science of bodies, so far 
as man ... is able to operate upon them." Quoted in 
Kentham's Works, Int., p. 16. 
Anthura (an-thu'ra), n. [NL., < Gr. avBof, a 
flower, + oi'po, tail.] A genus of isopods, typi- 
cal of the family Antlmridai. Leach, 1813. 
Anthuridas (an-thu'ri-de), n. pi. [NL., < An- 
thura + -idee."] A family of isopods, typified by 
the genus Anthura, in which the body is slen- 
der and vermiform, the antennae are short and 
4-jointed, and the plates of the swimmeret form 
a kind of capsule. 
Anthurium (an-thu'ri-um), n. [NL., < Gr. &v- 
tloi;, a flower, + ovpd, a tail.] A large genus of 
tropical American plants, natural order Ara- 
cece, growing epiphytically on forest-trees. The 
flowers are arranged on a fleshy spike, rising out of a green 
or often richly colored spathe. Its species are extensively 
cultivated as ornamental plants in greenhouses. 
Anthus (an'thus), n. [L., < Gr. avUof, masc., a 
small bird, prob.the yellow wagtail (tr. florus by 
Gaza), sipparX iivHor, neut., a flower.] A genus of 
oscine passerine birds, of the family Motacilli<ld' 
and subfamily .liilliimi'; the pipits or titlarks. 
Pipit, or Titlark (Anthns lucttnricittttus). 
ftoretwc, the tree-pipit ; A.aquaticus, the rock -pipit ; and .1 
richardi. The most abundant North American pipit is 
A. hutomcianus, very generally distributed throughout the 
eastern portions of the continent. The Missouri pipit, also 
called skylark, is A. spraguei, common on the western 
prairies, especially in Dakota, and belongs to a subgenus 
Neocoryg. There are several South American species, of 
the subgenera Jfotiocoryg and Pediocoryg. 
anthypnotic (ant-hip- or an-thip-not'ik), a. 
[< Gr. as if *avdmvoriK6c,. See antihypnotic."] 
Same as antihypnotic. 
anthypochondriac (ant'hip- or an-thip-o-kon'- 
dri-ak), a. [< Gr. as if *avdviroxovdpiaK6f. See 
antihypochondriac.] Same as antihypochon- 
driac. 
anthypophora (ant-hi- or an-thi-pof'o-ra), n. 
[L., < Gr. avfhrjro^>opd, < avd-, avr- for avri, 'against, 
+ vmxpopa, a putting forward byway of excuse, 
an objection, < viroQepeiv, hold out, bring under, 
< vir6, under, + $epciv, bear, carry, = E. bear 1 .] 
In rhet., a figure which consists in anticipating 
and refuting objections which might be ad- 
vanced by an opponent. Also written antihy- 
pophora. 
anthysteric (ant-his- or an-this-ter'ik), a. and 
. [< Gr. as if "avOvareptKOf. See antihysteric.] 
Same as antihysteric. 
anti-. [< L., etc., anti-, < Gr. avri-, prefix, avri, 
prep., over against, opposite to, against, op- 
posed to, answering to, counter, equal to, = 
Skt. anti, over against, =L. ante, in comp. ante-, 
rarely anti-, before, = Goth. OS. AS., etc., and-: 
see further under ante- and and-. In a few words 
anti- represents L. ante, anti-, as in anticipate, 
antibrachial.] A prefix of Greek origin: origi- 
nally only in compounds or derivatives taken 
from the Greek or formed of Greek elements, 
as in antipathy, antinomy, etc. (the earliest ex- 
ample in English being anticlirist, which see), 
but now a familiar English formative, meaning 
primarily against, opposed to. it forms (i) Com- 
Round nouns (with the accent on the prefix), in which anti- 
as the attributive force of opposed to, opponent, oppo- 
site, counter, as in antichrist, antipope, antichoruti, an- 
ticyclone, antipole, etc. (2) Compound adjectives (with 
the accent on the radical element), in which anti- retains 
its original prepositional force, against, opposed to, 
governing the noun expressed or implied, as in anti- 
chruttian, antipapal, anticlerical, etc. Such compound 
adjectives adopt an adjective termination, as in the ex- 
amples just cited ; or omit it, as in antichurch, antisla- 
very, antiprohibitwn, antirent, when it does not exist or is 
not readily formed. This mixture of adjective and sub- 
stantive forms makes easy the development, from the 
compound adjectives, of abstract nouns like antislai'ery, 
antiprohibition,^ etc. In form these compound adjectives, 
like antichrijitian, anticlerical, anti-Socinian, are thus, 
strictly, made up of anti- with a noun and an adjective 
termination, as anti- + Christ + -ian, anti- + cleric + -al, 
anti- -f Socin(-ux) + -ian, etc. ; but in etfect they are often 
equivalent to, and for brevity they may be marked as, 
anti- -(- Christian, anti- + clerical, etc. These compounds 
are especially applied to persons or parties opposed in 
opinion or practice to other persons or parties, or to 
things ; in medicine, to remedies producing or intended to 
produce an effect or condition opposite to or in correction 
or prevention of that implied in the simple word, as anti- 
corroHive, antipyretic, antifat, etc. In the etymologies 
following, anti- is treated as a mere English formative, 
and is not referred to the Greek, except when obviously 
taken, in connection with the radical element, directly 
from the Greek. 
anti-acid (an-ti-as'id), n. and a. Same as ant- 
acid. 
antiadest (an-ti'a-dez), n. pi. [< Gr. avrtdfo*;, pi. 
of dvTiaf, a tonsil, esp. when swelled, < dvriof, 
opposite, < iivri, against: see anti-.] The ton- 
sils. 
antiaditist (an-tl-a-di'tis), n. [NL., < Gr. av- 
rmc!ef, tonsils (see above), + -itis.] Inflamma- 
tion of the tonsils ; tonsilitis. 
