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.

anthropopathy

/ ˌænθrəpəˈpæθɪk; ˌænθrəˈpɒpəθɪ /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• anthropopathic, adjective

Other Words From

• an·thro·po·path·ic [an-thr, uh, -p, uh, -, path, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of anthropopathy¹

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

Example Sentences

The older abstract term is “anthropopathy,” literally “attributing human feelings,” in sense (b).

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