THEANTHROPISM

theanthropism, anthropomorphism

(noun) the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits

theanthropism

(noun) (theology) the doctrine that Jesus was a union of the human and the divine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

theanthropism (uncountable)

A state of being God and man.

The ascription of human attributes to a deity.

Source: Wiktionary


The*an"thro*pism, n. Etym: [Gr.

1. A state of being God and man. [R.] Coleridge.

2. The ascription of human atributes to the Deity, or to a polytheistic deity; anthropomorphism. Gladstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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