ANTHROPOMORPHISM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits

Synonyms:

anthropomorphism; theanthropism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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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