English Explanatory Dictionary

anthropology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.
  2. The study of humanity in its relation to the divine, as in Christian anthropology.

Pronunciation

/ˌænθɹəˈpɒləd͡ʒi/ /ˌænθɹəˈpɑləd͡ʒi/ En-us-anthropology.ogg

Word forms

anthropology anthropologies

Etymology

From New Latin anthropologia, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “human, mankind”) + -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, anthropo- + -logy.

Synonyms

anthropology

Related words

archaeology paleontology sociology

Derived words

anthropologic anthropological anthropologist anthroposociology astroanthropology autoanthropology bioanthropology biological anthropology cultural anthropology cyberanthropology entropology ethnoanthropology forensic anthropology geoanthropology linguistic anthropology medical anthropology neuroanthropology palaeanthropology palaeoanthropology paleoanthropologist paleoanthropology physical anthropology planthropology social anthropology socioanthropology socio-cultural anthropology structural anthropology xenoanthropology
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