n.
Pronunciation: ˌ an(t)-thr ə - ' pä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin anthropologia, from anthrop- + -logia -logy
Date: 1593
1 : the science of human beings especially : the study of human beings and their ancestors through time and space and in relation to physical character, environmental and social relations, and culture
2 : theology dealing with the origin, nature, and destiny of human beings
– an · thro · po · log · i · cal \ -p ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l \ adjective
– an · thro · po · log · i · cal · ly \ -ji-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– an · thro · pol · o · gist \ ˌ an(t)-thr ə - ' pä-l ə -jist \ noun