Anthropomorphism is a related term of anthropomorphization.
As nouns the difference between anthropomorphism and anthropomorphization
is that anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to that which isn't human while anthropomorphization is endowing with human qualities.
anthropomorphism
English
Noun
(
en noun)
The attribution of human characteristics or behavior to that which isn't human.
(theology) the attribution of human characteristics to divine beings
Usage notes
This term carries very different connotations when used in different contexts. In literature, anthropomorphism' describes merely a device of fiction writing, whereas in science (particularly biology) ' anthropomorphism has traditionally been used pejoratively when a scientist appears to be attributing to animals characteristics that are assumed to be exclusive to human beings.
Related terms
* anthropomorphic
* anthropomorphically
anthropomorphization
English
Noun
(
en noun)
endowing with human qualities.
attributing human characteristics to something that is nonhuman.
Related terms
* anthropomorphic
* anthropomorphically
* anthropomorphism
* anthropomorphize