omophagy

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English

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Etymology

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From omo- +‎ -phagy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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omophagy (countable and uncountable, plural omophagies)

  1. The eating of raw flesh. [from 19th c.]
    • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
      Omophagy, ritual eating of raw flesh, is the assimilation and internalization of godhead.
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