omophagy

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UK/ə(ʊ)ˈmɒfədʒi/

noun

The eating of raw flesh.

First used 19th c.Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounomophagy (countable and uncountable, plural omophagies)

plural omophagies

  1. countableuncountableThe eating of raw flesh.First known use 19th c.

    Omophagy, ritual eating of raw flesh, is the assimilation and internalization of godhead.

    1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae

Origin

From omo- + -phagy.

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APA

omophagy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omophagy

MLA

“omophagy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omophagy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “omophagy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omophagy.

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