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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.
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Origin of anthropopathy

1640–50; < Medieval Latin anthrōpopatheia < Greek anthrōpopátheia humanness. See anthropo-, -pathy
Related formsan·thro·po·path·ic [an-thruh-puh-path-ik] /ˌæn θrə pəˈpæθ ɪk/, adjective
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Historical Examples

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

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2

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British Dictionary definitions for anthropopathy

anthropopathy

anthropopathism

noun
  1. the attribution of human passions, etc, to a deity, object, etc
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Derived Formsanthropopathic (ˌænθrəpəˈpæθɪk), adjective
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Word Origin and History for anthropopathy

n.

"ascribing of human feelings to god," 1640s, from Greek anthropopatheia "humanity," literally "human feeling," from anthropo- + -patheia, comb. form of pathos "suffering, disease, feeling" (see pathos). Related: Anthropopathic; anthropopathically.

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