theriomorphicadj.

/θɪərɪəʊˈmɔːfɪk/

Etymology: < therio- comb. form + Greek μορϕή form + -ic suffix: compare morphic adj.

Having the form of a beast; also transferred of or pertaining to a deity worshipped in the form of a beast.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > in animal form

theotaurine1808

zoomorphic1880

theriomorphic1882

therianthropic1886

1882 Sat. Rev. 21 Jan. 71 The process by which Theriomorphic became Anthropomorphic Gods is..sufficiently illustrated in early religions.

1884 E. H. Plumptre in Expositor July 4 The ‘abominations’ of the Egyptian theriomorphic worship.

1890 L. R. Farnell in Oxf. Philos. Soc. Trans. 7 Feb. 9 The perfectly human God, the transition from a..vaguer and often theriomorphic conception of him.

1898 Q. Rev. July 103 An elaborate cult of bestial gods, or at least a theriomorphic ritual.

Derivatives

theriomorphosis n. /-ˈmɔːfəʊsɪs//-mɔːˈfəʊsɪs/ transformation into the shape of a beast.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > shape-shifter > shape-shifting

theriomorphosis1865

shape-shifting1884

shape-changing1978

1865 S. Baring-Gould Bk. Were-wolves x. 172 The phase of transition from theriomorphosis to anthropomorphosis.

therioˈmorphous adj. (a) = theriomorphic adj.; (b) Zoology of or pertaining to the Theriomorpha, in Owen's classification, a suborder of Batrachia; also in Palaeontology resembling a quadruped or mammal, as ‘the theriomorphous reptiles of the Permian period’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	theriomorphic
释义	theriomorphicadj. /θɪərɪəʊˈmɔːfɪk/ Etymology: < therio- comb. form + Greek μορϕή form + -ic suffix: compare morphic adj. Having the form of a beast; also transferred of or pertaining to a deity worshipped in the form of a beast. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > in animal form theotaurine1808 zoomorphic1880 theriomorphic1882 therianthropic1886 1882 Sat. Rev. 21 Jan. 71 The process by which Theriomorphic became Anthropomorphic Gods is..sufficiently illustrated in early religions. 1884 E. H. Plumptre in Expositor July 4 The ‘abominations’ of the Egyptian theriomorphic worship. 1890 L. R. Farnell in Oxf. Philos. Soc. Trans. 7 Feb. 9 The perfectly human God, the transition from a..vaguer and often theriomorphic conception of him. 1898 Q. Rev. July 103 An elaborate cult of bestial gods, or at least a theriomorphic ritual. Derivatives theriomorphosis n. /-ˈmɔːfəʊsɪs//-mɔːˈfəʊsɪs/ transformation into the shape of a beast. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > shape-shifter > shape-shifting theriomorphosis1865 shape-shifting1884 shape-changing1978 1865 S. Baring-Gould Bk. Were-wolves x. 172 The phase of transition from theriomorphosis to anthropomorphosis. therioˈmorphous adj. (a) = theriomorphic adj.; (b) Zoology of or pertaining to the Theriomorpha, in Owen's classification, a suborder of Batrachia; also in Palaeontology resembling a quadruped or mammal, as ‘the theriomorphous reptiles of the Permian period’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1865
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