单词 | anthropomorphistic |
释义 | anthropomorphisticadj. Of, relating to, or characterized by anthropomorphism, esp. (in early use) with regard to God or (now more usually) animals; characteristic of an anthropomorphist. ΘΚΠ the world > people > anthropocentrism > [adjective] > anthropomorphism anthropomorphous1839 anthropomorphic1845 anthropomorphistic1850 humaniform1889 1850 R. W. Mackay Progress of Intellect II. Contents p. ix, (heading) End of the heroic or anthropomorphistic theory. 1874 J. W. Watson & M. J. Evans tr. J. J. Van Oosterzee Christian Dogmatics I. ii. i. 328 Doubt on this point..is connected with an anthropomorphistic [Du. anthropomorphistische] narrowness. 1913 Jewish Q. Rev. 3 437 The Sadducees took the words of the Bible literally, and also the anthropomorphistic expressions about God. 1969 S. Burnford Without Reserve vii. 211 I realized that we do Dog an anthropomorphistic injustice when we link him with terms of pathos and maudlin sentiment. 2012 Daily Variety (Nexis) 13 Nov. 2 Pixar's upcoming projects lean toward its penchant for fantasy worlds and anthropomorphistic characters. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1850 |
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