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reification

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Noun

representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
- according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual

regarding something abstract as a material thing

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Synonyms:
depersonalization depersonalisation hypostatization hypostatisation

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "reification":
refection reification revivification revocation
Words contain "reification" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
reification depersonalisation depersonalization

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