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'''Anthropophagi''' is a [[Greek language|Greek]] word '''Anthropophagoi''' meaning "man-eaters," synonymous with [[cannibal]]. Anthropophagi was the name given to early [[Christian]]s by others. This usage appears in [[Tertullian]], in his ''[[Apologeticus]]'' (ch. VII), and [[Salvian]] (''de Provid.'' Lib. IV). They claimed that Christians killed and feasted on a child's flesh, a notion grounded on descriptions of the [[Eucharist]]. |
'''Anthropophagi''' is a [[Greek language|Greek]] word "'''Anthropophagoi'''" meaning "man-eaters," synonymous with [[cannibal]]. Anthropophagi was the name given to early [[Christian]]s by others. This usage appears in [[Tertullian]], in his ''[[Apologeticus]]'' (ch. VII), and [[Salvian]] (''de Provid.'' Lib. IV). They claimed that Christians killed and feasted on a child's flesh, a notion grounded on descriptions of the [[Eucharist]]. |
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Greekhad a strong influence on English during the [[Renaissance]]. The word first appears in [[English_language|English]] around 1552. The most famous early usage appears in [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Othello]],'' c. 1603: "the Cannibals that each other eat, / The Anthropophagi." |
Greekhad a strong influence on English during the [[Renaissance]]. The word first appears in [[English_language|English]] around 1552. The most famous early usage appears in [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Othello]],'' c. 1603: "the Cannibals that each other eat, / The Anthropophagi." |
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Anthropophagi is a Greek word "Anthropophagoi" meaning "man-eaters," synonymous with cannibal. Anthropophagi was the name given to early Christians by others. This usage appears in Tertullian, in his Apologeticus (ch. VII), and Salvian (de Provid. Lib. IV). They claimed that Christians killed and feasted on a child's flesh, a notion grounded on descriptions of the Eucharist.
Greekhad a strong influence on English during the Renaissance. The word first appears in English around 1552. The most famous early usage appears in William Shakespeare's Othello, c. 1603: "the Cannibals that each other eat, / The Anthropophagi."
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