anthropomorphism

ascribing or attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities
Intangible concept Q132987
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anthropomorphism

Summary

anthropomorphism is a concept[1]. anthropomorphism ranks in the top 0.33% of concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,229 views/month, #3 of 912).[2]

Key Facts

  • anthropomorphism's instance of is recorded as concept[3].
  • anthropomorphism is a type of animism[4].
  • anthropomorphism's Commons category is recorded as Anthropomorphism[5].
  • anthropomorphism is the opposite of anthropodenial[6].
  • anthropomorphism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anthropomorphism[7].
  • anthropomorphism's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[8].
  • anthropomorphism's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • anthropomorphism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • anthropomorphism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • anthropomorphism's described by source is recorded as Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[12].
  • anthropomorphism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13].
  • anthropomorphism's described by source is recorded as Kościelna encyclopedia[14].
  • anthropomorphism's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • anthropomorphism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • anthropomorphism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[17].
  • anthropomorphism's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[18].
  • anthropomorphism's partially coincident with is recorded as animalisation[19].
  • anthropomorphism's partially coincident with is recorded as personification[20].

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Definition and Type

anthropomorphism's instance of is recorded as concept[3]. anthropomorphism is a type of animism[4]. anthropomorphism is the opposite of anthropodenial[6].

Why It Matters

anthropomorphism ranks in the top 0.33% of concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,229 views/month, #3 of 912).[2] anthropomorphism has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] anthropomorphism is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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