| 单词 |
theriomorphic |
| 释义 |
theriomorphic, a.|θɪərɪəʊˈmɔːfɪk| [f. therio- + Gr. µορϕή form + -ic: cf. morphic.] Having the form of a beast; also transf. of or pertaining to a deity worshipped in the form of a beast.
1882Sat. Rev. 21 Jan. 71 The process by which Theriomorphic became Anthropomorphic Gods is..sufficiently illustrated in early religions. 1884E. H. Plumptre in Expositor July 4 The ‘abominations’ of the Egyptian theriomorphic worship. 1890L. R. Farnell in Oxf. Phil. Soc. Tr. 7 Feb. 9 The perfectly human God, the transition from a..vaguer and often theriomorphic conception of him. 1898Q. Rev. July 103 An elaborate cult of bestial gods, or at least a theriomorphic ritual. So theriomorphosis |-ˈmɔːfəʊsɪs, -mɔːˈfəʊsɪs|, transformation into the shape of a beast; therioˈmorphous a., (a) = theriomorphic; (b) Zool. of or pertaining to the Theriomorpha, in Owen's classification, a suborder of Batrachia; also in Palæont. resembling a quadruped or mammal, as ‘the theriomorphous reptiles of the Permian period’.
1865Baring-Gould Werewolves x. 172 The phase of transition from theriomorphosis to anthropomorphosis. |

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