anthropomorphotheist
|an-thro-po-mor-pho-the-ist|
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/ˌænθrəˌmɔːrfoʊˈθiːɪst/
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/ˌænθrəˌmɔːfəˈθiːɪst/
imagining God as human
Etymology
'anthropomorphotheist' originates from Modern English coinage combining Greek elements: 'anthrōpos' ("human"), 'morphē' ("form"), 'theos' ("god"), plus the agent suffix '-ist'.
'anthropomorphotheist' was formed in English by blending 'anthropo-' + 'morpho-' + 'theist' (via coinage influenced by New Latin/Greek roots) rather than evolving from a single older English word.
Initially formed to denote 'one who attributes human form to a deity'; its meaning has remained consistent as a technical/descriptive label for that belief.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person who believes that God or the divine has a human form or human attributes; a believer in an anthropomorphic conception of deity.
The anthropomorphotheist argued that many ancient prayers reflected a tendency to imagine gods with human faces and emotions.
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Last updated: 2025/08/26 10:38