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Noun: anthropopathism
  1. Attribution of human feelings to things not human, such as inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.
    "Moreover, when hate is attributed to God in scriptural translations, it is most likely an anthropopathism."

Derived forms: anthropopathisms

Type of: anthropomorphism, theanthropism

Encyclopedia: Anthropopathism

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