omophagy

English

Etymology

From omo- +‎ -phagy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ə(ʊ)ˈmɒfədʒi/

Noun

omophagy (countable and uncountable, plural omophagies)

1. The eating of raw flesh. [from 19th c.]
   • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:

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

Related terms

• omophagia
• omophagic
• omophagous