anthropomorphism

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːrfɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an′thrə pə môr′fiz əm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•thro•po•mor•phism  (an′thrə pə môr′fiz əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an anthropomorphic conception or representation, as of a deity.
  • anthropo- + -morphism 1745–55
an′thro•po•mor′phist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
anthropomorphism /ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfɪzəm/ n
  1. the attribution of human form or behaviour to a deity, animal, etc
ˌanthropoˈmorphist n
'anthropomorphism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anthropo- - anthropomorphic - deanthropomorphism

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