Bible Dictionaries
Zoomorphism

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The transformation of men into beasts.

(2):

(n.) The quality of representing or using animal forms; as, zoomorphism in ornament.

(3):

(n.) The representation of God, or of gods, in the form, or with the attributes, of the lower animals.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Zoomorphism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​z/zoomorphism.html. 1828.