Definition of Anthropopathism

1. n. The ascription of human feelings or passions to God, or to a polytheistic deity.

Definition of Anthropopathism

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anthropopathism

anthropomorphize
anthropomorphized
anthropomorphizes
anthropomorphizing
anthropomorphology
anthropomorphosis
anthropomorphous
anthropomorphs
anthroponomastics
anthroponomy
anthroponosis
anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis
anthroponym
anthroponyms
anthroponymy
anthropopathism (current term)
anthropopathy
anthropopeia
anthropophagi
anthropophagic
anthropophagies
anthropophaginian
anthropophaginians
anthropophagite
anthropophagites
anthropophagous
anthropophagus
anthropophagy
anthropophilic
anthropophobia

Literary usage of Anthropopathism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"They emphasize the unity of God, and reject all kinds of image worship, anthropomorphism, and anthropopathism, though between God and man they conceive of ..."

2. Christian Dogmatics: A Text-book for Academical Instruction and Private Study by Johannes Jacobus van Oosterzee (1874)
"Holy Scripture itself seeks constantly to arm us against any confusion of the human and Divine.8 "There is an Anthropomorphism and anthropopathism which is ..."

3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1878)
"Natural as this may sound, when clothed in technical language, when we use long names, such as anthropopathism, anthropomorphism, personification, ..."

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