anthropism means the belief that human beings have a spiritual nature beyond the physical body characterized by in-dwelling Divinity. It carries an Arena rating of 1286, earned across 59 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, anthropism ranks #3,664 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #5,299 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #5,682 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #7,992 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound.
Why “anthropism” is a great word
ANTHROPISM — [Noun] The doctrine that humanity is fundamentally separate from, and superior to, the natural world, asserting an ontological chasm that grants humankind dominion and casts the rest of creation as mere resource or backdrop. From the combining form anthrop- (from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos), meaning "human being") and the suffix -ism (denoting a system, principle, or doctrine). Unlike anthropocentrism, which frames the universe through a human evaluative lens, or animism, which disperses spirit throughout all creation, anthropism is the doctrine of solitary elevation, erecting a metaphysical fence between the curator and the curated. It is the straight line of a plowed field cutting across the meadow's tangled logic, the telescope turning constellations into a navigational aid, and the zoo enclosure that frames wildness as spectacle. This is the foundational loneliness of a species that mistakes dominion for meaning and wonders why the throne, carved from living rock, feels so profoundly cold.
Etymology
From anthrop- + -ism.
noun
- The belief that human beings have a spiritual nature beyond the physical body characterized by in-dwelling Divinity.
- The belief that human beings are fundamentally different from everything else in nature and that the world was made for them.
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