Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anthroparchy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-throparchy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A social system of attitudes, practices, and institutions through which the natural world and non-human animals are dominated to the benefit of humans.

Example Sentences

"I think, rather, that the anthroparchy's fully legitimate origin allows us to grant it the force and power necessary to fulfill its important mission."
"I suggest that five sub-systems, sets of institutions and processes network to form a social system of anthroparchy."
"Cudworth's own approach to intersecting oppression is the development of a theory of anthroparchy: 'a social system, a complex and relatively stable set of hierarchical relationships in which “nature” is dominated through formations of social organization which privilege the human' (2011: 67)."

Etymology

From anthrop- + -archy. Coined by Erika Cudworth (2005, E. Cudworth, Developing Ecofeminist Theory: The Complexity of Difference).

Inflected Forms

anthroparchies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

anthropocracy

Questions

What does anthroparchy mean?: A social system of attitudes, practices, and institutions through which the natural world and non-human animals are dominated to the benefit of humans.
Where does anthroparchy come from?: From anthrop- + -archy. Coined by Erika Cudworth (2005, E. Cudworth, Developing Ecofeminist Theory: The Complexity of Difference).

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