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Actually, Anonymoose, with all due respect. The discussion is not regarding the definition of "anthopomorhism" which IS in fact already clearly defined and most of us learned it's definition in English class potentially as early as fifth grade or middle school. It is a discussion about the heretofor broad and at times difficult to express, articulate, or adequately define term "furry". However, the disctussion DID involve how and if the terms "anthropomorphic" and "anthropomorphism" or the inherrant qualities inferred by their usage should be included in said proposed definition of the term "furry"

Also, while I realize this may come across as flaming, it's really not, if you're going to attempt an intelligent argument, you'd best be prepared to succeed, your poor attempt at defining "anthropomorphism" in your retort rendered your entire argument moot and impotent.

Thus:
an·thro·po·mor·phism? ?/?æn?r?p??m?rf?z?m/
[an-thruh-puh-mawr-fiz-uhm]

–noun
an anthropomorphic conception or representation, as of a deity.

(I.E. The gods of the Eqyptian pantheon who were animal headed men and women sometimes with other features [claws, talons, wings, tails, etc] of their representative animals)

an·thro·po·mor·phic? ?/?æn?r?p??m?rf?k/ Show Spelled
[an-thruh-puh-mawr-fik] Show IPA

–adjective
1. ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, especially to a deity.
2. resembling or made to resemble a human form: an anthropomorphic carving.

Also, an·thro·po·mor·phous.

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Origin:
1820–30; anthropo- + -morphic

—Related forms
an·thro·po·mor·phi·cal·ly, an·thro·po·mor·phous·ly, adverb

—Can be confused: ? anthropocentric, anthropomorphic, homocentric.

***source = dictionary.com

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