reification
[ ree-uh-fuh-key-shuhn, rey- ]
/ ˌri ə fəˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌreɪ- /
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noun
the act of treating something abstract, such as an idea, relation, system, quality, etc., as if it were a concrete object: Defining “home” as if it were just a roof over one’s head, instead of the center of a web of relationships, leads in turn to the reification of homelessness.
the act of treating a person as a thing; objectification: The conference dealt with the issue of prostitution and the reification and trafficking of women.
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How to use reification in a sentence
This happened simultaneously with the reification of many other forms of human praxis: religion, the judiciary, the military.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin