anthropomorphism

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits

Etymology

Coined in the mid-1700s. From Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”) and μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). By surface analysis, anthropo- + -morphism.

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Synonyms

theanthropism

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