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anthropopathy
or an·thro·pop·a·thism
[ an-thruh-pop-uh-thee ]
noun
- ascription of human passions or feelings to a being or beings not human, especially to a deity.
anthropopathy
/ ˌænθrəpəˈpæθɪk; ˌænθrəˈpɒpəθɪ /
noun
- the attribution of human passions, etc, to a deity, object, etc
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Derived Forms
- anthropopathic, adjective
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Other Words From
- an·thro·po·path·ic [an-thr, uh, -p, uh, -, path, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anthropopathy1
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Example Sentences
The older abstract term is “anthropopathy,” literally “attributing human feelings,” in sense (b).
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