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therianthropic

[theer-ee-an-throp-ik]

adjective

  1. being partly bestial and partly human in form.

  2. of or relating to deities conceived or represented in such form.



therianthropic

/ ˌθɪərɪənˈθrɒpɪk, ˌθɪərɪˈænθrəˌpɪzəm /

adjective

  1. (of certain mythical creatures or deities) having a partly animal, partly human form

  2. of or relating to such creatures or deities

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • therianthropism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of therianthropic1

1885–90; < Greek thērí(on) “beast” + anthrop(o)- ( def. ) + -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of therianthropic1

C19: from Greek thērion wild animal + anthrōpos man
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Example Sentences

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Indeed, although the newly found painting may push back the date for the earliest figurative, therianthropic and narrative art, it reveals little about the driving force behind the emergence of such creative expression.

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Similarly we find “therianthropic” forms—half animal, half human—in Egypt or Assyria-Babylonia.

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That the religion of ancient Japan—known as Shinto, or "the way of the gods"—had not fully emerged from therianthropic polytheism is proved by the fact that, though the deities were generally represented in human shape, they were frequently conceived as spiritual beings, embodying themselves in all kinds of things, especially in animals, reptiles, or insects.

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