What is another word for anthropomorphism?

Pronunciation: [ˈanθɹəpˌɒmɔːfˌɪzəm] (IPA)

Anthropomorphism refers to the tendency of people to attribute human qualities, emotions, and behaviors to non-human entities such as animals, natural phenomena, and objects. There are several synonyms that can be used in place of anthropomorphism depending on the context of the sentence. Some of the common synonyms include personification, humanization, zoomorphism, and totemism. Personification refers to the representation of non-human entities with human qualities and identities for artistic or literary purposes. Humanization, on the other hand, refers to the process of making something more human-like either figuratively or literally. Zoomorphism and totemism mainly refer to the attribution of animal qualities to objects or the worship of animals and natural phenomena as deities.

What are the hypernyms for Anthropomorphism?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Anthropomorphism?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Usage examples for Anthropomorphism

There are many errors, but there is one truth in anthropomorphism.
"The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer"
John Gerard
But he had utterly cast off that heathen anthropomorphism which crossed and disturbed their highest visions of the Divine.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
But the thin abstractions of the old Latin faith and the brilliant anthropomorphism of Greece had ceased to satisfy even the crowd.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill

Famous quotes with Anthropomorphism

  • The belief that there is some hidden cabal directing the course of events is a type of anthropomorphism – a way of finding agency in the entropy of history.
    John Gray (philosopher)
  • So far from vegetarianism springing from the anthropomorphism of predominantly urban dwellers, as has been suggested by its more superficial critics, it and its inevitable successor veganism are increasingly being recognised as a logical, even inescapable, process, essentially relevant, essentially practical, essentially compassionate to all species.
    Jon Wynne-Tyson
  • Any attempt to understand the motivation of these occurrences is blocked by our own anthropomorphism. Where there are no men, there cannot be motives accessible to men.
    Stanisław Lem

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