Main Entry: can·ni·bal·ism

Pronunciation: \ˈka-nə-bə-ˌli-zəm\

Function: noun

Date: 1796

1 : the usually ritualistic eating of human flesh by a human being
2 : the eating of the flesh of an animal by another animal of the same kind
3 : an act of cannibalizing something

— can·ni·bal·is·tic \ˌka-nə-bə-ˈlis-tik\ adjective