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anthropopathy

or an·thro·pop·a·thism

[ an-thruh-pop-uh-thee ]

noun

  1. ascription of human passions or feelings to a being or beings not human, especially to a deity.


anthropopathy

/ ˌænθrəpəˈpæθɪk; ˌænθrəˈpɒpəθɪ /

noun

  1. 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

1640–50; < Medieval Latin anthrōpopatheia < Greek anthrōpopátheia humanness. See anthropo-, -pathy
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Example Sentences

In its recoil from the gross anthropopathy of the vulgar notions, it falls into the vacuum of absolute apathy.

Of or pertaining to anthropopathy.

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