- the attributing of animal forms or characteristics to deities
- the representation of animal forms in decorative art or symbolism
Origin of zoomorphism
zoo- + -morph + -ismzoomorphism
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zoomorphism
noun
- Attribution of animal characteristics or qualities to a god.
- Use of animal forms in symbolism, literature, or graphic representation.
Related Forms:
- zo′o·mor′phic
adjective
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Noun
(plural zoomorphisms)
- The representation of gods as animals or the attributing of animal characteristics to gods.
- (art, literature) The use of animal figures in art and design or of animal symbols in literature.
- The viewing of human behavior in terms of the behavior of animals.
Origin
zoo- +"Ž -morphism
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