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zoomorphism (encz) | zoomorphism,zoomorfismus Zdeněk Brož |
Zoomorphism (gcide) | Zoomorphism \Zo`o*mor"phism\, n.
1. The transformation of men into beasts. [R.] --Smart.
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2. The quality of representing or using animal forms; as,
zoomorphism in ornament.
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3. The representation of God, or of gods, in the form, or
with the attributes, of the lower animals.
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To avoid the error of anthropomorphism, we fall into
the vastly greater, and more absurd, error of
zoomorphism. --Mivart.
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zoomorphism (wn) | zoomorphism
n 1: the attribution of animal forms or qualities to a god |
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Zoomorphism (gcide) | Zoomorphism \Zo`o*mor"phism\, n.
1. The transformation of men into beasts. [R.] --Smart.
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2. The quality of representing or using animal forms; as,
zoomorphism in ornament.
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3. The representation of God, or of gods, in the form, or
with the attributes, of the lower animals.
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To avoid the error of anthropomorphism, we fall into
the vastly greater, and more absurd, error of
zoomorphism. --Mivart.
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