HOMINIZATION Definition & Meaning

hominization

[ hom-uh-nuh-zey-shuhn ]

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noun

the evolution of the human traits that set the genus Homo apart from its primate ancestors.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hominization¹

1950–55; < Latin homin- (stem of ��ǳ�ō man ( Homo ) + -ization

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By this reasoning, Aquinas agreed that while abortion, prior to full hominization, was gravely immoral and contrary to nature, it was not equivalent to homicide.

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