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‖ omophagia|əʊməʊˈfeɪdʒɪə|
[mod.L., a. Gr. ὠµοϕαγία, f. ὠµός raw + -ϕαγία eating.]
The eating of raw food, esp. raw flesh. So omophagic |əʊməʊˈfædʒɪk|, omophagous |əʊˈmɒfəgəs| [f. Gr. ὠµοϕάγ-ος + -ic, -ous], eating, or characterized by the eating of, raw flesh; omophagist |əʊˈmɒfədʒɪst|, an eater of raw flesh.
1706Phillips, *Omophagia (Gr.)..a Feast of Bacchus, in which the mad Guests eat Goats alive, tearing their Entrails with their Teeth.
1869Baring-Gould Orig. Relig. Belief I. 407 These bloody *Omophagic feasts were celebrated every three years.
1884Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Dec. 5 She cut from the victim's palm a piece of flesh and ate it raw—a literal *omophagist.
1857Mayne Expos. Lex., Omophagus, living on raw food: *omophagous. 1882Cornh. Mag. Nov. 569 That redoubtable friend of Mr. Freeman the omophagous Teutonic colonist. |