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The best or perfect example of something is its apotheosis; likewise, this word can be used to indicate the best or highest point in someone’s life or job.
An apparition is something that unexpectedly appears that is either a ghost or ghostly.
The word corporeal refers to the physical or material world rather than the spiritual; it also means characteristic of the body rather than the mind or feelings.
Someone who is corpulent is extremely fat.
If someone is deified, they have been either made into a god or are adored like one.
A person or animal that is emaciated is extremely thin because of a serious illness or lack of food.
Something ethereal has a delicate beauty that makes it seem not part of the real world.
A gaunt person is extremely thin, often due to an extended illness or a lack of food over a long period of time.
Numinous objects or places seem holy, spiritual, and possess a mysterious power, which make you feel that a spirit or god may be present.
If someone is rotund, they have a round and fat body.
A semblance is an outward appearance of what is wanted or expected but is not exactly as hoped for.
A sentient being is able to experience the world through its senses; it may have emotional feelings as well.
A simulacrum is an image or representation of something that can be a true copy or may just have a vague similarity to it.
If you say that something is somatic, you mean that it relates to or affects the body and not the mind.
Something that is tangible is able to be touched and thus is considered real.
Something that is transcendent not only surpasses all others in quality, achievement, or significance, but exceeds normal limits or boundaries.
Something that is vaporous is not completely formed but foggy and misty; in the same vein, a vaporous idea is insubstantial and vague.
A visceral feeling or reaction is strong and difficult to control or ignore; it arises through instinct or “the gut” rather than through careful thought.
Adj.
anthropomorphic
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Context
The Greeks used anthropomorphic or humanlike gods to explain natural phenomena. The anthropomorphic Poseidon was imagined to be a huge man who could use his trident to stir up the sea or crash into the ground to cause earthquakes. His brother Zeus, the king of the gods, possessed an anthropomorphic, human-shaped body that was strong and muscular, easily capable of hurling thunderbolts across the sky. Often cultures will make their gods anthropomorphic or possessing human characteristics to make them more accessible to their human worshipers.
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What is an example of an anthropomorphic being?
“Anthropomorphic Mannequins” was made several years ago and is a photo of the actual high-speed, test track dummies used for research at White Sands Missile Range. These are life-sized anthropomorphic mannequins that simulate actual human traits. They were used to develop seat belts used in cars and aircraft.
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Huffington Post
The evidence suggests there's a huge continuity in intelligence among all vertebrate species. The discontinuity is between humans and nonhumans, and is a result of language, which is uniquely human. The people who take the animal-rights position and claim that animals are just like us are actually taking a very anthropomorphic and anti-evolutionary view.
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The Atlantic
Mr. Williamson relates how care was taken to select stories appropriate to children’s development; the very young, between 3 and 5, heard anthropomorphic tales so they might learn of love and respect for animals and nature.
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The New York Times
Something anthropomorphic has the “nature of human form.”
Word Theater
Jason and the Argonauts The anthropomorphic statue of Talos comes to life!
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