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ANTHROPOMORPHISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anthropomorphism mean?
• ANTHROPOMORPHISM (noun)
The noun ANTHROPOMORPHISM has 1 sense:
1. the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits
Familiarity information: ANTHROPOMORPHISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
anthropomorphism; theanthropism
Hypernyms ("anthropomorphism" is a kind of...):
representational process (any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else)
Derivation:
anthropomorphise; anthropomorphize (ascribe human features to something)
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