Anthropomorphism
/ˌænθɹəpəˈmɔɹfɪzəm/
"Anthropomorphism" in a Sentence (4 examples)
I read the article "Animism and perspectivism: Still anthropomorphism? On the problem of perception in the construction of Amerindian ontologies."
I do not really treat languages by anthropomorphism or anthropocentrism. An algebra is not a person. A calculus is not a person.
'These stories had their origin, my dear,' she explained, 'in a mistaken anthropomorphism in the interpretation of nature.'
Literature is full of examples of anthropomorphism, especially in children’s stories, from The Wind in the Willows to Watership Down.