Zoömorphism

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Noun

zoömorphism

  1. The transformation of men into beasts. [R.] Smart.
  2. The quality of representing or using animal forms; as, zoömorphism in ornament.
  3. The representation of God, or of gods, in the form, or with the attributes, of the lower animals.
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