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theanthropic (thee-an-THROP-ik) adjective

Having the nature of both God and human.

[From Greek theanthropos (god-man), from theo-, (god) + anthropos (man).]

"(T)he answer can only be given ... in theanthropic rather than humanistic terms." Alastair Hannay; Kierkegaard: A Biography; Cambridge University Press; 2003.

"Mutual-love ethics might be called theanthropic, and its tendency is to treat God as a fellow creature." Edward Collins Vacek; Divine-command, Natural-law, And Mutual-love Ethics; Theological Studies (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Dec 1, 1996.

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