Theomorphism, from
Greek θεος, theos (
God) and μορφη, morphē (shape or form), refers to the bestowal of divine attributes on
humanity. The term literally means "God-shaped", corresponding to the Hebrew name
Michael.
Islam,
Christianity and
Judaism teach that "God created man in his own image" (
KJV Genesis 1:27). Though the term is apparently a
neologism, the idea of man being in "the image" of God is at least as old as Judaism and possibly much older. In a sense, it stands the idea of
anthropomorphism on its head by affirming that humanity did not create God in its own image, but the reverse. Some religious traditions, most notably the
Latter-day Saints, hold that God is a literal physical being, and that
mankind is literally created in his image; such traditions fully embrace the concept of theomorphism as a foundational concept.
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