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zoomorphically

zoomorphically adverb: in a manner that is zoomorphic or involves zoomorphism.

Adverb

zoomorphically (not comparable)

  1. In a manner that is zoomorphic or involves zoomorphism.
    • Usually the deity seems to be zoomorphically rather than anthropomorphically conceived.1967, Raymond Firth, Tikopia Ritual and Belief, Routledge Revivals, published 2012, page 252
    • Here sin zoomorphically is likened to a wild beast and by metonymy refers to the result of temptation.2006, Eugene H. Merrill, Everlasting Dominion: A Theology of the Old Testament, page 219
  2. (degree) To a degree characteristic of or involving zoomorphism.
    • Although the arts of Islam are zoomorphically rich, it could be argued that in depicting goats, cows, deer, and bears the great animalier was as true to his Near Eastern upbringing as to his religious tradition.1987, John P. O'Neill (editor in chief), The Islamic World, Metropolitan Museum of Art, page 10

Examples of zoomorphically in a sentence

  • Nefer-Tem was the son of Ptah and Sekhmet and like his mother, was zoomorphically represented as lion-headed.2008, Charles Finch III, “27: From the Nile to the Niger: The Evolution of African Spiritual Concepts”, in Jane Anna Gordon, Lewis Gordon...
  • Zoomorphically, this constellation is usually depicted in Western star charts as a scorpion, but in esoteric astrology, the scorpion transmutes itself (or shape-shifts) into the figure of an eagle.2009, Richard Leviton, Santa Fe Light: Touring the Visionary Geography of Santa Fe, New Mexico, page 259:

Origin of zoomorphically

From zoomorphic + -ally.

Questions about zoomorphically

What does zoomorphically mean?
Zoomorphically means in a manner that is zoomorphic or involves zoomorphism.
How do you use zoomorphically in a sentence?
Nefer-Tem was the son of Ptah and Sekhmet and like his mother, was zoomorphically represented as lion-headed.
What part of speech is zoomorphically?
Zoomorphically is an adverb.

Words near zoomorphically in the dictionary

  1. zoomingly
  2. zoomings
  3. Zoomland
  4. zoomorph
  5. zoomorphic
  6. zoomorphically
  7. zoomorphise
  8. zoomorphised
  9. zoomorphises
  10. zoomorphising
  11. zoomorphism

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