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<h1>Anthropolatry</h1> <Xpage=63>

<hw>An`thro*pol"a*try</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ man + <?/ worship.]</ety> <def>Man worship.</def>

<h1>Anthropolite</h1> <Xpage=63>

<hw>An*throp"o*lite</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ man + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.</def>

<h1>Anthropologic, Anthropological</h1> <Xpage=63>

<hw><hw>An`thro*po*log"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>An`thro*po*log"ic*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.</def> "<i>Anthropologic</i> wisdom." <i>Kingsley</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>An`thro*po*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Anthropologist</h1> <Xpage=63>

<hw>An`thro*pol"o*gist</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who is versed in anthropology.</def>

<h1>Anthropology</h1> <Xpage=63>

<hw>An`thro*pol"o*gy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ man + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The science of the structure and functions of the human body.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The science of man; -- sometimes used in a limited sense to mean the study of man as an object of natural history, or as an animal.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>That manner of expression by which the inspired writers attribute human parts and passions to God.</def>

<h1>Anthropomancy</h1> <Xpage=63>

<hw>An"thro*po*man`cy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ man + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by the entrails of human being.</def>

<h1>Anthropometric, Anthropometrical</h1> <Xpage=63>

<hw><hw>An`thro*po*met"ric</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>An`thro*po*met"ric*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to anthropometry.</def>

<h1>Anthropometry</h1> <Xpage=63>

<hw>An`thro*pom"e*try</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ man + <ets>-mercy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Measurement of the height and other dimensions of human beings, especially at different ages, or in different races, occupations, etc.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Anthropomorpha</h1> <Xpage=63>

<hw>An`thro*po*mor"pha</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Anthropomorphism</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The manlike, or anthropoid, apes.</def>

<h1>Anthropomorphic</h1> <Xpage=63>

<hw>An`thro*po*mor"phic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to anthromorphism. <i>Hadley</i>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`thro*po*mor"phic*al*ly</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Anthropomorphism</h1> <Xpage=63>

<hw>An`thro*po*mor"phism</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ of human form; <?/ man + <?/ form.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The representation of the Deity, or of a polytheistic deity, under a human form, or with human attributes and affections.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The ascription of human characteristics to things not human.</def>

<h1>Anthropomorphist</h1> <Xpage=63>

<hw>An`thro*po*mor"phist</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who attributes the human form or other human attributes to the Deity or to anything not human.</def>

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