anthropomorphic

or an·thro·po·mor·phous

[ an-thruh-puh-mawr-fik ]

/ ˌæn θrə pəˈmɔr fɪk /

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adjective

ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, especially to a deity.

resembling or made to resemble a human form: an anthropomorphic carving.

Nearby words

anthropology, anthropometer, anthropometric, anthropometrics, anthropometry, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphism, anthropomorphite, anthropomorphize, anthropomorphosis, anthropomorphous

Origin of anthropomorphic

First recorded in 1820–30; anthropo- + -morphic

Related formsan·thro·po·mor·phi·cal·ly, an·thro·po·mor·phous·ly, adverb

Can be confusedanthropocentric anthropomorphic homocentric

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Examples from the Web for anthropomorphic

Totes, T-shirts, and an anthropomorphic stuffed rat are for sale at the gift shop.
Brooklyn’s Museum of Death: Inside Morbid Anatomy’s House of Intriguing Horrors|Nina Strochlic|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many of the pictures are phallic in conception, and practically all of them are anthropomorphic.
Bygone Beliefs|H. Stanley Redgrove
In the mind of the savage the world is peopled by a host of mythic beings, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic.
Canyons of the Colorado|J. W. Powell
But the natural progress of thought involved the advance to the conception of anthropomorphic creators.
Introduction to the History of Religions|Crawford Howell Toy

I believe in an anthropomorphic God, simply because I believe in a Theomorphic man.
What and Where is God?|Richard La Rue Swain
Surrounding the picture on about three-fourths of its circumference is the anthropomorphic rainbow or rainbow deity.
The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony|Washington Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for anthropomorphic

anthropomorphic

/ (ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to anthropomorphism

resembling the human form

Derived Formsanthropomorph, nounanthropomorphically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for anthropomorphic

anthropomorphic

adj.

1806, from anthropomorphous + -ic. Originally in reference to regarding God or gods as having human form and human characteristics; of animals and other things from 1858; the sect of the Antropomorfites is mentioned in English from mid-15c. (see anthropomorphite).

anthropomorphic

or an·thro·po·mor·phous

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anthropomorphic

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