LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

anthropocentrismus

anthropocentrismus m (genitive anthropocentrismī)
Classical[an.tʰrɔ.pɔ.kɛnˈtrɪs.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[an.tro.po.t͡ʃenˈtriz.mus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinmasculineanthropocentrism
    2015, Pope Franciscus, “Laudato si’. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/la/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html, Litterae Encyclicae, VaticanModern anthropocentrism has paradoxically ended up prizing technical thought over reality, since “the technological mind sees nature as an insensate order, as a cold body of facts, as a mere ‘given’, as an object of utility, as raw material to be hammered into useful shape; it views the cosmos similarly as a mere ‘space’ into which objects can be thrown with complete indifference”.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeanthropocentrismusanthropocentrismī
genitiveanthropocentrismīanthropocentrismōrum
dativeanthropocentrismōanthropocentrismīs
accusativeanthropocentrismumanthropocentrismōs
ablativeanthropocentrismōanthropocentrismīs
vocativeanthropocentrismeanthropocentrismī

Quick answers

What does anthropocentrismus mean in Latin?
anthropocentrismus, a noun, means “anthropocentrism”.
What is the genitive of anthropocentrismus?
The genitive singular is anthropocentrismī. anthropocentrismus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce anthropocentrismus?
In classical Latin, [an.tʰrɔ.pɔ.kɛnˈtrɪs.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [an.tro.po.t͡ʃenˈtriz.mus].