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Definition of anthropomorphism
: an interpretation of what is not human or personal in terms of human or personal characteristics : humanization Children's stories have a long tradition of anthropomorphism.
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Not too long ago, Amarello's plea could have been dismissed as well-meaning anthropomorphism.
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That notion didn’t always hold sway, and in some ways corrected the excessive anthropomorphism of the 19th century, when such august figures as Charles Darwin ruminated on the maternal affections of starfish and earwigs.
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Origin and Etymology of anthropomorphism
see anthropomorphic
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: an interpretation of what is not human or personal in terms of human or personal characteristics—compare theriomorphism
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See words that rhyme with anthropomorphism Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about anthropomorphism
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