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Meaning of zoomorphically | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. In a manner that is zoomorphic or involves zoomorphism.
    not-comparable
  2. To a degree characteristic of or involving zoomorphism.
    not-comparable

Examples

“Usually the deity seems to be zoomorphically rather than anthropomorphically conceived.”
“Here sin zoomorphically is likened to a wild beast and by metonymy refers to the result of temptation.”
“Nefer-Tem was the son of Ptah and Sekhmet and like his mother, was zoomorphically represented as lion-headed.”
“Zoomorphically, this constellation is usually depicted in Western star charts as a scorpion, but in esoteric astrology, the scorpion transmutes itself (or shape-shifts) into the figure of an eagle.”
“1987, John P. O'Neill (editor in chief), The Islamic World, Metropolitan Museum of Art, page 10, Although the arts of Islam are zoomorphically rich, it could be argued that in depicting goats, cows, deer, and bears the great animalier was as true to his Near Eastern upbringing as to his religious tradition.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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