THERIOMORPHIC

Meaning of THERIOMORPHIC in English

[ ˌθɪərɪə(ʊ)'mɔ:fɪk ]

■ adjective (especially of a deity) having an animal form.

Origin

C19: from Gk thērion 'wild animal' + -morph + -ic .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

THERIOMORPHIC — adjective see: treacle Date: 1882 having an animal form
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THERIOMORPHIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mȯrfik adjective Etymology: Greek thēriomorphos + English -ic : having an animal form theriomorphic gods theriomorphic stage in the development …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THERIOMORPHIC — — theriomorph , n. /thear'ee euh mawr"fik/ , adj. (of deities) thought of or represented as having the form of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THERIOMORPHIC — adjective Etymology: Greek thēriomorphos, from thērion wild animal + morphē form — more at treacle Date: 1882 : having an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THERIOMORPHIC — [the.rio.mor.phic] adj [Gk theriomorphos, fr. therion beast + morphe form--more at treacle] (1882): having an animal form "~ gods"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THERIOMORPHIC — adj. (esp. of a deity) having an animal form. [as THERIANTHROPIC + Gk morphe form]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THERIOMORPHIC — adj. (esp. of a deity) having an animal form. [ as THERIANTHROPIC + Gk morphe form ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THERIOMORPHIC — adj. (esp. of a deity) having an animal form. Etymology: as THERIANTHROPIC + Gk morphe form
Oxford English vocab
THERIOMORPHIC — Pronunciation: ˌ thir- ē - ō - ' mo ̇ r-fik Function: adjective Etymology: Greek th ē riomorphos, from th …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THERIOLATRY — ˌthirēˈälə.trē noun ( -es ) Etymology: therio- + -latry : worship of animals or theriomorphic divinities
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VAHANA — (Sanskrit: mount, or vehicle), in Hindu mythology, the creature that serves as the vehicle and as the sign of a …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANIMAL WORSHIP — veneration of an animal, usually because of its connection with a particular deity. The term was used by Western religionists …
Britannica English vocabulary
HINDUISM — the beliefs, practices, and socioreligious institutions of the Hindus (originally, the inhabitants of the land of the Indus River). Introduced …
Britannica English vocabulary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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