The practice or doctrine of attributing human characteristics or form to gods, animals, or non-human things; anthropomorphism.
From 'anthropo-' (human) + 'morphe' (form) + '-ism' suffix, likely a variant or predecessor of 'anthropomorphism.' This rare term appears in 19th-century philosophy and theology discussing how humans project themselves onto the divine.
This word is so uncommon it's almost archaic, but it highlights something fascinating: humans seem almost unable to imagine anything without giving it human traits—we do it with gods, animals, even AI and computers.
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