anthropomorphism : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: anthropomorphism	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for anthropomorphism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
anthropomorphism n the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits Synonym(s): anthropomorphism, theanthropism
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anthropomorphism \An`thropomor"phism\, n. [Gr. [?] of human form; [?] man + [?] form.] 1. The representation of the Deity, or of a polytheistic deity, under a human form, or with human attributes and affections. 2. The ascription of human characteristics to things not human.