anthropomorphism

Converse of object

• use: The most this would prove is that Yahweh was using anthropomorphism in communicating to his people how central Sabbath observance was for them.
• call: Yes, but that's what we call anthropomorphisms.

Adjective modifier

• privileged: Next, we can view our tendency to speak of God as personal as a piece of inescapable but privileged anthropomorphism.
• crude: Brian Davies OP, as a follower of Thomas Aquinas, would certainly want to rise above crude anthropomorphism.
• naive: In Genesis 2, however, He is characterized by naive anthropomorphisms ( human terminology applied to deity ) which imply an inferior status.
• critical: Shifting from this traditional perspective to the " critical anthropomorphism " advocated by Burghardt will not be easy.
• human: Several of the papers look into the practicalities of usefully exploiting human anthropomorphism in particular situations.