theanthropism

the·an·thro·pism  (th-nthr-pzm)

n.

1. Attribution of human traits to God; anthropomorphism.

2. Christianity The doctrine of the union of human and divine natures in Jesus.

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the·anthro·pist n.

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theanthropism

1. the attributing of human characteristics to God; anthropomorphism.
2. a belief in the divinity of a human being.
3. a belief in God’s becoming man. Also called theanthroposophy. — theanthropist, n.

See also: God and Gods

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the condition of being, simultaneously, both god and man. Also theanthropology. — theanthropist, n. — theanthropic, adj.

See also: Christ

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	theanthropism - (theology) the doctrine that Jesus was a union of the human and the divine theology, divinity - the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth theological doctrine - the doctrine of a religious group
	2.	theanthropism - the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits anthropomorphism representational process - any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else