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Webster 1913 Edition
Anthropomorphism
Anˊthro-po-mor′phism
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] of human form;
ἄνθρωποσ
man + μορφή
form.] 1.
The representation of the Deity, or of a polytheistic deity, under a human form, or with human attributes and affections.
2.
The ascription of human characteristics to things not human.
Webster 1828 Edition
Anthropomorphism
ANTHROPOMORPH'ISM
,Noun.
Definition 2024
anthropomorphism
anthropomorphism
English
Noun
anthropomorphism (plural anthropomorphisms)
- The attribution of human characteristics and behavior to which is not human. [from the mid-18th c.]
- (theology) the attribution of human characteristics to divine beings
Usage notes
This term carries very different connotations when used in different contexts. In literature, anthropomorphism describes merely a device of fiction writing, whereas in science (particularly biology) anthropomorphism has traditionally been used pejoratively when a scientist appears to be attributing to animals characteristics that are assumed to be exclusive to human beings.
Translations
the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to animals, inanimate objects, forces of nature, etc
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anthropomorphism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- prosopopoeia
- zoomorphism
- kemonomimi
- nahualism