In its recoil from the gross anthropopathy of the vulgar notions, it falls into the vacuum of absolute apathy. --Hare. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
anthropopathism — noun Etymology: Late Greek anthrōpopatheia humanity, from Greek anthrōpopathēs having human feelings, from anthrōp + pathos experience more at pathos Date: 1847 the ascription of human feelings to something not human … New Collegiate Dictionary
anthropopathism — an·thro·pop·a·thism (ăn thrə pŏpʹə thĭz əm) n. Attribution of human feelings to things not human, such as inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena. [Late Greek anthrōpopathēs, involved in human suffering (from Greek, having human… … Universalium
anthropopathism — an·thro·pop·a·thism … English syllables
anthropopathism — Антропопатизм … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
anthropopathism — n. ascribing human feelings to a god or inanimate object. anthropopathic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
anthropopathism — ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈpäpəˌthizəm noun ( s) Etymology: anthropopathy + ism : the ascription of human feelings to something that is not human … Useful english dictionary
Anthropopathy — Anthropopathism An thro*pop a*thism, Anthropopathy An thro*pop a*thy, n. [Gr. ?; ? man + ? suffering, affection, passion, ?, ?, to suffer.] The ascription of human feelings or passions to God, or to a polytheistic deity. [1913 Webster] In its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anthropopath — Anthropopathism, from the Greek Anthropos , meaning man and Pathos , meaning to feel or suffer. This is the assignation of human emotional characteristics to a non human subject, when these are traits they do not possess.This is a technique… … Wikipedia
Anthropology — An thro*pol o*gy, n. [Gr. ? man + logy.] 1. The science of the structure and functions of the human body. [1913 Webster] 2. The science of man, including the study of the ditribution of physical and cultural attributes in relation to man s origin … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anthropopathy — anthropopathic /an threuh peuh path ik/, adj. /an threuh pop euh thee/, n. ascription of human passions or feelings to a being or beings not human, esp. to a deity. Also, anthropopathism. [1640 50; < ML anthropopatheia < Gk anthropopátheia… … Universalium
