reification – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
reification
n.
regarding something as simple and concrete; considering a human being as an impersonal object, representing a person as a physical thing that lacks personal qualities or individuality
Reification
Reification is making something real, bringing something into being, or making something concrete.
reification
Noun
1. regarding something abstract as a material thing
(synonym) hypostatization, hypostatisation
(hypernym) objectification
(derivation) reify
2. 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"
(synonym) depersonalization, depersonalisation
(hypernym) objectification
reification
to treat an abstract or metaphorical concept as if it were an underlying stable unit of reality, for example to treat love-sickness as a disease or to treat the abstract concept of "color" as something existing apart from any colored object.
reification