autosarcophagy

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autosarcophagy

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From auto- + sarcophagy.

noun

uncountable The eating of one's own flesh. The concept's autosarcophagy, its autoassimilation, is ultimately the birth of the subject – the suffering idea brings forth the subject (this is at least how I come to comprehend parts of the Lost and the Lonely).
Similar: autocannibalism

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"autosarcophagy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/autosarcophagy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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autosarcophagy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/autosarcophagy

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"autosarcophagy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/autosarcophagy.

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@misc{autosarcophagy_2026,
  title = {autosarcophagy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/autosarcophagy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}