Anthropomorphism

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anthropomorphism \An`thro*po*mor"phism\, n. [Gr. ? of human
     form; 'a`nqrwpos man + morfh` form.]
     1. The representation of the Deity, or of a polytheistic
        deity, under a human form, or with human attributes and
        affections.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. The ascription of human characteristics to things not
        human.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anthropomorphism
       n : the representation of objects (especially a god) as having
           human form or traits [syn: {theanthropism}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "anthropomorphism":
     acosmism, allotheism, anthropolatry, anthropopathism,
     anthropotheism, autotheism, cosmotheism, deism, ditheism, dualism,
     dyotheism, henotheism, humanization, hylotheism, monolatry,
     monotheism, multitheism, myriotheism, pantheism, pathetic fallacy,
     physicomorphism, physitheism, polytheism, psychotheism,
     tetratheism, theism, theopantism, theriotheism, tritheism,
     zootheism