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Anthropocentric

Anˊthro-po-cen′tric

,
Adj.
[Gr.
ἄνθρωποσ
man + [GREEK] center.]
Assuming man as the center or ultimate end; – applied to theories of the universe or of any part of it, as the solar system.
Draper.

Definition 2024


anthropocentric

anthropocentric

English

Adjective

anthropocentric (comparative more anthropocentric, superlative most anthropocentric)

  1. Placing humans at the center of something, giving preference to humans above all other considerations.

Derived terms

  • anthropocentrise, anthropocentrize verb
  • anthropocentrism noun
  • anthropocentrist noun

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