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Definition of Zoomorphism
1. Noun. The attribution of animal forms or qualities to a god.
Definition of Zoomorphism
1. Noun. The representation of gods as animals or the attributing of animal characteristics to gods. ¹
2. Noun. (arts literature) The use of animal figures in art and design or of animal symbols in literature. ¹
3. Noun. The viewing of human behavior in terms of the behavior of animals. ¹
4. Noun. (alternative spelling of zoomorphism) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Zoomorphism
1. 1. The transformation of men into beasts. 2. The quality of representing or using animal forms; as, zoomorphism in ornament. 3. The representation of God, or of gods, in the form, or with the attributes, of the lower animals. "To avoid the error of anthropomorphism, we fall into the vastly greater, and more absurd, error of zoomorphism." (Mivart) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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