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词汇 theriomorphic
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Definition of theriomorphic in English:

theriomorphic

adjective ˌθɪərɪə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfɪkˌTHirēəˈmôrfik
  • (especially of a deity) having an animal form.

    (尤指神)兽形的

    gods depicted in theriomorphic form
    a theriomorphic vehicle
    Example sentencesExamples
    • All these characteristics, however, can already be discerned in the religion of Ancient Egypt, where elaborate anthropomorphic and theriomorphic representations and extensive mythological narratives exist alongside fetish objects and large lacunae in mythology.
    • A revival of theriomorphic figures could also be accomplished by turning to those of the remote past.
    • A minority interpretation to which I adhere is that Leviathan in Job 41 is a theriomorphic description of Satan.
    • Sometimes, therefore, her features were theriomorphic.
    • This word ‘theriomorphic’ is used here to specifically evoke the representation of a deity in the shape of a beast.
    • If they are animal masks of a god, my best guess is that they are theriomorphic manifestations rather than anthropomorphisations.
    • These changes reduce Hathor's theriomorphic iconography and help bring her into focus for the modern eye.
    • One of the aims of this paper is to discuss the argument that in the Mycenaean pantheon theriomorphic divinities might have existed.
    Synonyms
    animal, beast-like, animalistic

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek thērion 'wild beast' + -morph + -ic.

Definition of theriomorphic in US English:

theriomorphic

adjectiveˌTHirēəˈmôrfik
  • (especially of a deity) having an animal form.

    (尤指神)兽形的

    gods depicted in theriomorphic form
    a theriomorphic vehicle
    Example sentencesExamples
    • All these characteristics, however, can already be discerned in the religion of Ancient Egypt, where elaborate anthropomorphic and theriomorphic representations and extensive mythological narratives exist alongside fetish objects and large lacunae in mythology.
    • A revival of theriomorphic figures could also be accomplished by turning to those of the remote past.
    • These changes reduce Hathor's theriomorphic iconography and help bring her into focus for the modern eye.
    • If they are animal masks of a god, my best guess is that they are theriomorphic manifestations rather than anthropomorphisations.
    • Sometimes, therefore, her features were theriomorphic.
    • This word ‘theriomorphic’ is used here to specifically evoke the representation of a deity in the shape of a beast.
    • A minority interpretation to which I adhere is that Leviathan in Job 41 is a theriomorphic description of Satan.
    • One of the aims of this paper is to discuss the argument that in the Mycenaean pantheon theriomorphic divinities might have existed.
    Synonyms
    animal, beast-like, animalistic

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek thērion ‘wild beast’ + -morph + -ic.

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