English Explanatory Dictionary

zoomorphism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The representation of gods as animals or the attributing of animal characteristics to gods.
  2. The use of animal figures in art and design or of animal symbols in literature.
  3. The viewing of human behavior in terms of the behavior of animals.

Word forms

zoomorphism zoomorphisms zoömorphism

Etymology

From zoo- + -morphism.

Related words

anthropomorphism kemonomimi nahualism
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