#anthropomorphism

• Anthropomorphic — Pertaining to anthropomorphism or presenting an anthropomorphic character; the structural tendency to attribute human qualities, emotions, intentions, motives, or shapes to non-human entities, such as deities, animals, inanimate objects, or natural phenomena. In cognitive psychology and literary studies, the term defines how language and thought humanize the surrounding reality to make it intelligible.
• Anthropomorphism — A conception, doctrine, or psychological and religious tendency to attribute human qualities, feelings, passions, intentions, and shapes to deities, animals, inanimate objects, or blind forces of nature. In the history of religions, it represents the core characteristic of ancient polytheism, whereas in modern psychology, it is considered a cognitive bias through which humans humanize their environment to make it intelligible.
• Anthropopathism — A theological conception or religious doctrine that attributes human feelings, passions, affections, and emotional reactions, such as anger, jealousy, regret, or joy, to God, deities, or supernatural spirits. In biblical exegesis, this conceptual phenomenon is interpreted as a form of linguistic accommodation necessary to make divine actions intelligible to the limited human mind.