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.

Origin of anthropopathy

1
1640–50; <Medieval Latin anthrōpopatheia<Greek anthrōpopátheia humanness. See anthropo-, -pathy

Other words from anthropopathy

  • an·thro·po·path·ic [an-thruh-puh-path-ik], /ˌæn θrə pəˈpæθ ɪk/, adjective

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How to use anthropopathy in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for anthropopathy

anthropopathy

anthropopathism

/ (ˌænθrəˈpɒpəθɪ) /


noun
  1. the attribution of human passions, etc, to a deity, object, etc

Derived forms of anthropopathy

  • anthropopathic (ˌænθrəpəˈpæθɪk), adjective

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