-ˌfizəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin anthropomorph us + English -ism
: an interpretation of what is not human or personal in terms of human or personal characteristics : humanization
the language of anthropomorphism in saying that God sees, hears, knows, and loves
: anthropocentricism
when a scientist speaks of force, he uses an anthropomorphism drawn from the act of will — W.L.Sullivan
: personification
more of this anthropomorphism : “… this was the mountain's first joyous cry as it awoke” — Joseph Braddock