Anthropopathism Definition
ănthrə-pŏpə-thĭzəm
noun
Attribution of human feelings to things not human, such as inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.
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anthropopathism
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anthropopathismsOrigin of Anthropopathism
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Late Greek anthrōpopathēs involved in human suffering (from Greek having human feelings) (from anthrōpopathein to have human feelings) (anthrōpo- anthropo-) (pathos feeling pathos) –ism
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