deanthropomorphisation
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Etymology edit
From deanthropomorphise.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /diːˌænθɹəpə(ʊ)mɔːfaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Noun edit
deanthropomorphisation (usually uncountable, plural deanthropomorphisations)
- The removal of a thing's anthropomorphic nature; making something less human in form or character.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience […] [1], London: Folio Society, published 2008, page 424:
- Pure anachronism! says the survival theory – anachronism for which deanthropomorphisation of the imagination is the remedy required.