hominization

English

Alternative forms

• hominisation (UK)

Etymology

From Latin homo (“human being”) + -ization.

Noun

hominization (usually uncountable, plural hominizations)

1. (paleontology) The process of becoming like a human.
   • 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light:Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, page 8:

     The professional way to begin a study of the origins of human culture is to begin at the beginning with a discussion of hominization.

2. (theology) The beginning of human life, or of a deity's life in human form.

Translations

the process of becoming like a human

• French: hominisation (fr) f
• Galician: hominización (gl) f
• Spanish: hominización (es) f