anthropomorphosis

American  

[an-thruh-puh-mawr-fuh-sis] / ˌæn θrə pəˈmɔr fə sɪs /

noun

1. transformation into human form.

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anthropomorphosis British  

/ ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfəsɪs /

noun

1. transformation into human form

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Etymology

Origin of anthropomorphosis

First recorded in 1860–65; anthropo- + (meta)morphosis

Example Sentences

In Greek mythology the dragon of the storm has begun to undergo anthropomorphosis.

From The Book of Were-Wolves by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

The myth of the dragon is one which admits, perhaps more than any other, of identification with a meteorological phenomenon, and presents to us as well the phase of transition from theriomorphosis to anthropomorphosis.

From The Book of Were-Wolves by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

It is impossible not to discern here the anthropomorphosis of the four seasons.

From Curious Myths of the Middle Ages by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

The inquiry into final causes is rejected as an anthropomorphosis of natural events, and deduction from efficient causes is alone accepted as scientific explanation.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard