Theanthropism
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A state of being God and man. uncountable
"[I]n speaking theologically and impersonally, i. e. of Psilanthropism and Theanthropism as schemes of Belief, without referrence to Individuals who profess either the one or the other, it will be absurd to use a different language as long as it is the dictate of common sense, that two opposites cannot properly be called by the same name."
- 2 the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits wordnet
- 3 The ascription of human attributes to a deity. uncountable
"Here is a tradition embodying that vital union of the human with the divine , which is expressed in the word theanthropism, or anthropomorphism"
- 4 (theology) the doctrine that Jesus was a union of the human and the divine wordnet
Example
More examples"[I]n speaking theologically and impersonally, i. e. of Psilanthropism and Theanthropism as schemes of Belief, without referrence to Individuals who profess either the one or the other, it will be absurd to use a different language as long as it is the dictate of common sense, that two opposites cannot properly be called by the same name."
Etymology
Ancient Greek θεός (theós) + Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos) + -ism
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