"system or theory that regards human beings as the central fact of creation," 1897; see anthropocentric + -ism.
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anthropocentric adj.
"regarding man as the central fact of creation," 1855, from anthropo- + -centric. Related: Anthropocentrically.
-ism
word-forming element making nouns implying a practice, system, doctrine, etc., from French -isme or directly from Latin -isma, -ismus (source also of Italian, Spanish -ismo, Dutch, German -ismus), from Greek -ismos, noun ending signifying the practice or teaching of a thing, from the stem of verbs in -izein, a verb-forming element denoting the doing of the noun or adjective to which it is attached. For distinction of use, see -ity. The related Greek suffix -isma(t)- affects some forms.