Anthropopathite

/ˌænθroʊpoʊˈpæθaɪt/ noun

Definition

A person who practices or believes in anthropopathism; someone who attributes human emotions to divine or non-human entities.

Etymology

From anthropopathism + -ite (suffix denoting a person or follower), following the pattern of naming adherents to philosophical positions.

Kelly Says

This word is so specialized it barely appears in modern texts, but it shows how scholars in the 1700s-1800s created technical terms for every subtle philosophical disagreement—kind of like how tech companies today create new jargon constantly.

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