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

Anthropomorphosis, an-thrō-po-morf-os′is, or -morf′os-is, n. transformation into human shape.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Watching these amazing creatures is mesmerising but, though anthropomorphosis is probably difficult to avoid when talking about an animal so closely related to humans, the narrative does seem to make a lot of assumptions about the gorilla's personal motives and emotional states.

From The Guardian

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 Project Gutenberg

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.

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