anthropomorphism
The ascribing of human characteristics and behaviors to nonhuman entitiesThe ascribing of human characteristics and behaviors to nonhuman entities.
» 'These stories had their origin, my dear,' she explained, 'in a mistaken anthropomorphism in the interpretation of nature.'
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The ascribing of human characteristics and behaviors to nonhuman entities.
Anthropomorphismus
антропоморфи́змantropomorfízm
антропоморфізмantropomorfizm
(countable, uncountable)The ascribing of human characteristics and behaviors to divine nonhuman entities.
- the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits
Examples
3 sentences'These stories had their origin, my dear,' she explained, 'in a mistaken anthropomorphism in the interpretation of nature.'
I read the article "Animism and perspectivism: Still anthropomorphism? On the problem of perception in the construction of Amerindian ontologies."
I do not really treat languages by anthropomorphism or anthropocentrism. An algebra is not a person. A calculus is not a person.
Translations
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Origin
Coined in the mid-1700s. From Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”) and μορφή (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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Forms
plural: anthropomorphisms| Singular | anthropomorphism |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits:theanthropism
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable