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Anthropomorphic:
Anthropomorphism
is the attribution of human characteristics and qualities to
non-human beings, objects, natural or supernatural phenomena.
A form of personification (applying human or animal qualities
to inanimate objects), anthropomorphism is similar to prosopopoeia
(adopting the persona of another person). Animals, the forces
of nature, and unseen or unknown authors of chance are frequent
subjects of anthropomorphosis.
The term comes from two Greek words, (anthropos),
meaning "human", and (morphe), meaning "shape"
or "form."
In religion and mythology, "anthropomorphism"
refers to the perception of a divine being or beings in human
form, or the recognition of human qualities in these beings.
Many mythologies are almost entirely concerned with anthropomorphic
deities who express human characteristics such as jealousy, hatred,
or love.
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