anthrop-, anthropo-, -anthrope, -anthropic, -anthropical, -anthropically, -anthropism, -anthropist, -anthropoid, -anthropus, -anthropy +

1. A reference to human form, man-like.
2. Characterized by being shaped like a human.
3. Related to a creature that is human in form only; such as, an anthropoid ape or a robot.

A suborder of Primates characterized by well-developed brains and walking with an upright stance.

It includes human beings (family Hominidae) and the anthropoid apes (family Pongidae).

The anthropoidea are distinguished from the Prosimii or lower primates, which include lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers.

1. The study of the total human being in action, with integrated applications from the special fields of the biological and physical sciences, psychology, and sociology.
2. The study of mankind in action in biological, physical, and sociological terms.

1. The worship of mankind; the giving of divine honors to a human being.
2. The worship of a human being as a god.
3. The cult of a god conceived as in human form.

Petrified human remains or a fossil ascribed to the human species.

A reference to anthropology or the scientific study of the human species.

1. Relating to the nature of mankind.
2. A reference to the natural history of human beings.

A major branch of anthropology in which language is studied in a sociocultural context, with an emphasis on how language reflects the thought processes of particular cultures.

In an anthropological manner or way; or referring to the natural history of human beings.

1. Someone who pursues the science of anthropology; a student of mankind.
2. Anyone who is professionally involved in, or versed in, the scientific study of the human species and their ancestors.

1. To explain, treat, or study anthropologically.
2. To pursue knowledge in the field of anthropology or the variability and development of human traits and ways of life in different populations and environments.

1. The science that deals with the study of human culture and evolution, consisting of such subdisciplines as

• Physical anthropology
• Archaeology
• Anthropological linguistics
• Cultural anthropology
• Archaelology
• Anthropological linguistics
• Cultural anthropology
• Social anthropology

2. The study of the interrelations of biological, cultural, geographical, and historical aspects of humankind.
3. The branch of the science that investigates the position of man zoologically, his "evolution", and history as a race of animated beings.

Anthropology is the study of the social and biological aspects of humankind, both past and present. We humans are intrigued by who we are, where we cane from and why we behave the way we do. The objective study of anthropology has led to the idea of cultural relativity, meaning that all societies must be evaluated within their own cultural frameworks.

Anthropologists attempt to understand human nature and mankinds' place in nature; therefore, as a highly diverse discipline, anthropology is concerned with the sociocultural as well as the biological side of humanness.

Divination by examining the entrails of a person during a sacrifice or slaughter, usually those of virgins or young children.

The viscera (organs of the digestive, respiratory, urogenital, as well as the spleen, the heart, and great vessels) were used to read symbols of the future. This form of mancy was practiced in ancient Egypt (Roman Emperor Heliogabalus is said to have done this, too).

Herodotus said that Menelaus, detained in Egypt by contrary winds, sacrificed to his barbarous curiosity, two children of the country, and sought to discover his destiny.

It is reported that in his magical operations, Julian the Apostate, caused a large number of children to be killed, so that he might consult their entrails and a woman was found in the Temple of the Moon at Carra, in Mesopotamia, hanging by her hair with her liver torn out.

This type of divination continued through the period of the Roman Empire and it was believed to have been revived by notorious practitioners of the black arts during the Middle Ages.

Someone who practices anthropomancy or foretelling the future by examining the entrails of a person during a sacrifice or slaughter.

A complex measuring stick used to calculate the dimensions of the human body.