Anthropopathism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Attribution of human feelings to things not human, such as inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. anthropopathy
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The ascription of human feelings or passions to God, or to a polytheistic deity.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The ascription of human passions to supernatural beings, especially to the Supreme Being. Also called anthropopathy.
  • n. An expression containing or implying such ascription.
    • Word Usage
    "The other basic hermeneutical aspect that he fails to understand is anthropomorphism and anthropopathism, whereby God represents Himself as having human emotions or various physical characteristics by analogy, so He could be understood."
    Equivalent
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