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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌæn.θɹə.poʊˈsɛn.tɹɪz.m/ Forms: anthropocentrisms [plural]
Etymology: Originated 1905-1910, anthropocentric + -ism. Equivalent to anthropo- + -centrism. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|anthropocentric|-ism}} anthropocentric + -ism, {{affix|en|anthropo-|-centrism}} anthropo- + -centrism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} anthropocentrism (countable and uncountable, plural anthropocentrisms)
  1. A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of everything, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: homocentricism, humanocentrism Derived forms: antianthropocentrism Related terms: anthropocentric Translations (viewpoint): անթրոպոցենտրիզմ (antʻropocʻentrizm) (Armenian), antroposentrizm (Azerbaijani), антропоцентризм (antropotsentrizm) (Bashkir), antropocentrisme [masculine] (Catalan), 人類中心主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 人类中心主义 (rénlèizhōngxīnzhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), antropocentrismus [masculine] (Czech), ihmiskeskeisyys (Finnish), antroposentrismi (Finnish), anthropocentrisme [masculine] (French), antropocentrismo [masculine] (Galician), Anthropozentrismus [masculine] (German), ανθρωποκεντρισμός (anthropokentrismós) [masculine] (Greek), antroposentrisme (Indonesian), antrapalárnachas [masculine] (Irish), antropocentrismo [masculine] (Italian), 人間中心主義 (ningenchūshinshugi) (alt: にんげんちゅうしんしゅぎ) (Japanese), антропоцентризм (antroposentrizm) (Kazakh), 인간중심주의 (in'ganjungsimjuui) (alt: 人間中心主義) (Korean), антропоцентризм (antropotsentrizm) (Kyrgyz), anthropocentrismus [masculine] (Latin), antropocentrisms [masculine] (Latvian), antropocentrizmas [masculine] (Lithuanian), antroposentrisme (Malay), انسانمحوری (Persian), antropocentryzm (Polish), antropocentrismo [masculine] (Portuguese), antropocentrism [neuter] (Romanian), антропоцентри́зм (antropocentrízm) [masculine] (Russian), antropocentrismo [masculine] (Spanish), chủ nghĩa duy con người (alt: 主義唯𡥵𠊛) (Vietnamese)

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      "word": "антропоцентризм"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "viewpoint",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anthropocentrismus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "viewpoint",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antropocentrisms"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "viewpoint",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antropocentrizmas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "viewpoint",
      "word": "antroposentrisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "viewpoint",
      "word": "انسانمحوری"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "viewpoint",
      "word": "antropocentryzm"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "viewpoint",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antropocentrismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "viewpoint",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "antropocentrism"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "antropocentrízm",
      "sense": "viewpoint",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "антропоцентри́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "viewpoint",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antropocentrismo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "主義唯𡥵𠊛",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "viewpoint",
      "word": "chủ nghĩa duy con người"
    }
  ],
  "word": "anthropocentrism"
}

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