objectification
objectifications
Objectification is when a person is treated as a thing or an idea is represented by a concrete object. An artist might use objectification when she paints a tree that represents "nature" or a bird that stands for "freedom."
When you take a vague, abstract concept like "love" and give it a solid form (especially in a work of art or writing), you objectify it — that's objectification. A different kind of objectification happens when people treat others like objects, or as nothing more than their physical bodies: "The objectification of women in music videos — using them as props — is one of the least appealing things about the music industry."
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the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing
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depersonalisation, depersonalization, reification
representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
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exteriorisation, exteriorization, externalisation, externalization
embodying in an outward form
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hypostatisation, hypostatization, reification
regarding something abstract as a material thing
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embodiment
giving concrete form to an abstract concept
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soul
the human embodiment of something
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incarnation, personification
the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
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actualisation, actualization, realisation, realization
making real or giving the appearance of reality
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a concrete representation of an abstract idea or principle
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representation
a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
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representation
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