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Anthropomorphize vs Anthropomorphist - What's the difference?

anthropomorphize | anthropomorphist |

As a verb anthropomorphize

is to endow with human qualities.

As a noun anthropomorphist is

one who anthropomorphizes.

anthropomorphize

English

Alternative forms

* anthropomorphise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Verb

  • To endow with human qualities.
  • To attribute human characteristics to something that is non-human.

    • Related terms

    * anthropomorphic * anthropomorphically * anthropomorphism * anthropomorphization

    anthropomorphist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who anthropomorphizes.
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  • (religion) One who attributes the human form or other human attributes to God.