ANTHROPOCENTRISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anthropocentrism mean? 

• ANTHROPOCENTRISM (noun)
  The noun ANTHROPOCENTRISM has 1 sense:

1. an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values

  Familiarity information: ANTHROPOCENTRISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTHROPOCENTRISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

anthropocentricity; anthropocentrism

Hypernyms ("anthropocentrism" is a kind of...):

partiality; partisanship (an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives)

Derivation:

anthropocentric (human-centered)