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anthropomorphism
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anthropomorphism /an·thro·po·mor·phism/ (an?thro-po-mor´fizm) the attribution of human characteristics to nonhuman objects.
an·thro·po·mor·phism (nthr-p-môrfzm)
n.
The attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to nonhuman organisms or inanimate objects.
anthro·po·morphic adj.
anthro·po·morphi·cal·ly adv.
anthropomorphism
the tendency to attribute human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects.
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Setting anthropomorphisms aside for a moment, these studies may help bring definition to the study of human behavior as well.
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That religion involves anthropomorphisms is a banality.
The Text as Thou: Martin Buber's Dialogical Hermeneutic and Narrative ... by Cunningham, Lawrence S. / Commonweal
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