Anthropopathic

/ænθroʊpoʊˈpæθɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characterized by the attribution of human emotions or feelings to non-human entities, especially divine or natural forces.

Etymology

From 'anthropopathia' + '-ic' (pertaining to). A theological and philosophical term for describing how humans emotionally relate to abstract or transcendent concepts.

Kelly Says

When you pray to God and imagine God listening with compassion, you're being anthropopathic—and religions have always had to balance this human tendency with the idea that God transcends human emotion!

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