reification

Noun
  1. Regarding something abstract as a material thing (synset 100934619)
    is a type of: objectification - the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing
    same as: hypostatisation, hypostatization
  2. Representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality (synset 100934113)
    "according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual"
    is a type of: objectification - the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing
    same as: depersonalisation, depersonalization

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