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Princeton's WordNet

  1. zoomorphismnoun

    the attribution of animal forms or qualities to a god

Wiktionary

  1. zoomorphismnoun

    The representation of gods as animals or the attributing of animal characteristics to gods.

  2. zoomorphismnoun

    The use of animal figures in art and design or of animal symbols in literature.

  3. zoomorphismnoun

    The viewing of human behavior in terms of the behavior of animals.

Wikipedia

  1. Zoomorphism

    The word zoomorphism derives from Ancient Greek: ζωον, romanized: zōon, lit. 'animal' and Ancient Greek: μορφη, romanized: morphē, lit. 'form; shape'. In the context of art, zoomorphism could describe art that imagines humans as non-human animals. It can also be defined as art that portrays one species of animal like another species of animal or art that uses animals as a visual motif, sometimes referred to as "animal style." In ancient Egyptian religion, deities were depicted in animal form which is an example of zoomorphism in not only art but in a religious context. It is also similar to the term therianthropy; which is the ability to shape shift into animal form, except that with zoomorphism the animal form is applied to a physical object. It means to attribute animal forms or animal characteristics to other animals, or things other than an animal; similar to but broader than anthropomorphism. Contrary to anthropomorphism, which views animal or non-animal behavior in human terms, zoomorphism is the tendency of viewing human behavior in terms of the behavior of animals. It is also used in literature to portray the act of humans or objects with animalistic behavior or features. The use of zoomorphism served as a decorative element to objects that are typically quite simple in shape and design.

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  1. zoomorphism

    Zoomorphism is a literary, artistic, and religious technique or representation that characterizes or portrays a deity, human, or object with animal attributes, characteristics, or forms. It involves attributing animal-like qualities to anything that is not an animal, such as gods, humans, inanimate objects, or events.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Zoomorphismnoun

    the transformation of men into beasts

  2. Zoomorphismnoun

    the quality of representing or using animal forms; as, zoomorphism in ornament

  3. Zoomorphismnoun

    the representation of God, or of gods, in the form, or with the attributes, of the lower animals

Wikidata

  1. Zoomorphism

    Zoomorphism is the shaping of something in animal form or terms. Examples include: ⁕Art that imagines humans as non-human animals ⁕Art that portrays one species of animal like another species of animal ⁕Art that creates patterns using animal imagery, or animal style ⁕Deities depicted in animal form, such as exist in ancient Egyptian religion ⁕Cartozoology: The science of discovering and studying animals street layouts as they appear in maps. ⁕Therianthropy: the ability to shapeshift into animal form ⁕The tendency of viewing human behaviour in terms of the behaviour of animals, analogous to anthropomorphism, which views animal behaviour in human terms The word derives from the Greek ζωον, meaning animal, and μορφη, meaning shape or form.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of zoomorphism in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of zoomorphism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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