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zoomorphism
[ zoh-uh-mawr-fiz-uhm ]
zoomorphism
/ ËŒ³úəʊəˈ³¾É”Ë´Úɪ³úÉ™³¾ /
noun
- the conception or representation of deities in the form of animals
- the use of animal forms or symbols in art, literature, etc
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Derived Forms
- ËŒ³ú´Ç´Çˈ³¾´Ç°ù±è³ó¾±³¦, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of zoomorphism1
First recorded in 1830–40; zoomorph(ic) + -ism
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Example Sentences
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All are instances of that animal equivalent of anthropomorphism: zoomorphism, where an animal takes a human being, or another animal, to be one of its kind.
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We thus see that the rise from zoomorphism to anthropomorphism which the Greeks afterwards carried to the highest point attainable by the resources of art, began in Babylonia.
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