anthropopathism
/ˌænθrəpəˈpæθɪzəm/
noun
- The attribution of human emotions or passions to a non-human entity, especially a deity or natural force.
- Anthropopathism helps people relate to nature by imagining the wind as joyful or sorrowful.
- Some religious texts use anthropopathism to describe God as feeling love or jealousy.
- The poet's description of the angry sea is an example of anthropopathism.
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