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hominization

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hom·i·ni·za·tion  (hm-n-zshn)
n.
The evolutionary process leading to the development of human characteristics that distinguish hominids from other primates.
[Latin hom, homin-, man; see homo1 + -ization.]


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John Collins Harvey is to be commended for finally adverting to the elephant in the parlor: the position that complete hominization occurs at the moment of conception.
To the Editors by Commonweal
The argument between defenders of immediate and delayed hominization involves fundamental philosophical and theological issues that do not depend on scientific facts in any obvious and non-question-begging way.
IS THE EMBRYO A PERSON? Arguing with the Catholic traditions by Porter, Jean / Commonweal
Catholic moral theologians proposing delayed hominization rely upon the argument that the form of the human body is necessary in order to have "ensoulment" or the creation of an individual human person.
ARE `PRE-EMBRYOS' HUMAN? by CALLAHAN, SIDNEY / Commonweal
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