Anthropopathism, from the Greek `Anthropos`, meaning `man` and `Pathos`, meaning to feel or suffer. This is the assignation of human emotional characteristics to a non-human subject, when these are traits they do not possess. This is a technique prevalent in religious writings, where, for instance, Human emotion is attributed to God, where h...
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• (n.) Alt. of Anthropopathy
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the attribution of human feelings and emotions to anything not human; e.g., inanimate objects and animals.
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anthropopathy, anthropopathism 1. The attribution of human feelings to non humans; that is, to gods, lower animals, or inanimate objects.2. The ascription of human feelings or passions to God, or a god, or to an object in nature. Links to other units that include the topic of 'man', 'mankind': andro-; homo-; vir...
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(Gr. anthropos, man; pathein, suffer) Sometimes referred to as the pathetic fallacy, i.e., attributing human feelings illegitimately to situations or things lacking such capacities. -- V.F.
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