Meanings
nounhominization (usually uncountable, plural hominizations)
plural hominizations · alternative UK hominisation
- uncountableusuallybiologyThe process of becoming like a human.
The professional way to begin a study of the origins of human culture is to begin at the beginning with a discussion of hominization.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light:Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, page 8 - uncountableusuallylifestyleThe beginning of human life, or of a deity's life in human form.
Origin
- Latinhomo“human being”
- Englishhominization
From Latin homo (“human being”) + -ization.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan hominització
- hominitzacióthe process of becoming like a human
French hominisation
- hominisationthe process of becoming like a human
Spanish hominización
- hominizaciónthe process of becoming like a human
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APA
hominization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hominization
MLA
“hominization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hominization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hominization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hominization.
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