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zoomorphism

zoomorphism noun: the representation of gods as animals or the attributing of animal characteristics to gods.

zoomorphism: the representation of gods as animals or the attributing of animal characteristics to gods
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Noun

zoomorphism (plural zoomorphisms)

  1. The representation of gods as animals or the attributing of animal characteristics to gods.
  2. The use of animal figures in art and design or of animal symbols in literature.
  3. The viewing of human behavior in terms of the behavior of animals.

zoomorphism meaning in Tamil and Urdu

zoomorphism in Tamil

தெய்வ விலங்குருக் கோட்பாடு

zoomorphism in Urdu

حیوان کشی

Forms of zoomorphism

pluralzoomorphisms
alternative formzoömorphism

Origin of zoomorphism

From zoo- + -morphism.

Questions about zoomorphism

What does zoomorphism mean?
Zoomorphism means the representation of gods as animals or the attributing of animal characteristics to gods.
What is zoomorphism in Tamil?
Zoomorphism in Tamil is தெய்வ விலங்குருக் கோட்பாடு. See Zoomorphism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is zoomorphism?
Zoomorphism is a noun.
What is the plural of zoomorphism?
The plural of zoomorphism is zoomorphisms.

Words near zoomorphism in the dictionary

  1. zoomorphically
  2. zoomorphise
  3. zoomorphised
  4. zoomorphises
  5. zoomorphising
  6. zoomorphism
  7. zoomorphisms
  8. zoomorphize
  9. zoomorphized
  10. zoomorphizes
  11. zoomorphizing

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: zoomorphism (page history and authors); zoomorphism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); zoomorphism (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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