NOUN | cognition | anthropomorphism, theanthropism | the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits |
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Sounds | ae.nthrahpahmao'rfihzahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | The representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits. | |
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Synonym | theanthropism | |
Broader | representational process | Any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else |
Spanish | antropomorfismo | |
Catalan | antropomorfisme | |
Verbs | anthropomorphize, anthropomorphise | ascribe human features to something |
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