# anthropomorphism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌænθɹəpəˈmɔɹfɪzəm/ · frequency rank #91,233

## Definitions
1. The attribution of human characteristics and behavior to something nonhuman.
2. The attribution of human characteristics to divine entities.

## Etymology
Coined in the mid-1700s. From Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”) and μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). By surface analysis, anthropo- + -morphism.

## Source
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