Zoomorphism
ATTRIBUTION OF CHARACTERISTICS OR APPEARANCE OF ANIMALS TO HUMAN BEINGS, DEITIES, OR NATURAL PHENOMENA
Zoomorphic; Theriomorph; Zoomorph; Theriomorphism; Theriomorphic
·noun The transformation of men into beasts.
II. Zoomorphism ·noun The quality of representing or using animal forms; as, zoomorphism in ornament.
III. Zoomorphism ·noun The representation of God, or of gods, in the form, or with the attributes, of the lower animals.