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# anthropomorphism

noun

«anthropomorphism» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Jewish thinkers like Maimonides taught that the Torah's pictures of God's hands or anger are only ways of speaking, since God has no body.

### Meaning

Talking about God or other things as if they had a human body or feelings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anthropomorphism/#m1)

### Examples

- The appearance of this root in the SY’s introductory paragraph serves as a reminder that although we embark upon a text rich in vivid, grounded symbolism—even anthropomorphism—we should not hasten to take such symbolic language overly literally. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anthropomorphism/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «anthropomorphism» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anthropomorphism/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«anthropomorphism» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/anthropomorphism.html) on Mova free.