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

Other Word Forms

• anthropopathic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of anthropopathy¹

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

Example Sentences

Of or pertaining to anthropopathy.

From Project Gutenberg

In its recoil from the gross anthropopathy of the vulgar notions, it falls into the vacuum of absolute apathy.

From Project Gutenberg