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theanthropism

theanthropism noun: a state of being God and man.

Noun

theanthropism (uncountable)

  1. A state of being God and man.
    • [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...1817, S[amuel] T[aylor] Coleridge, “[Critique on Bertram.] Chapter XXIV. Conclusion.”, in Biographia Literaria; or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, volume II, London: Rest...
  2. The ascription of human attributes to a deity.
    • Here is a tradition embodying that vital union of the human with the divine , which is expressed in the word theanthropism, or anthropomorphism1879, William Ewart Gladstone, The Olympian System Versus the Solar Theory

Origin of theanthropism

Ancient Greek θεός (theós) + Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos) + -ism

Questions about theanthropism

What does theanthropism mean?
Theanthropism means a state of being God and man.
What part of speech is theanthropism?
Theanthropism is a noun.

Words near theanthropism in the dictionary

  1. theandry
  2. theanine
  3. theanines
  4. theanthropic
  5. theanthropical
  6. theanthropism
  7. theanthropist
  8. theanthropists
  9. theanthropoi
  10. theanthropos
  11. theanthroposophy

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