Noun: reification
- Regarding something abstract as a material thing
"The reification of love as a physical object in poetry";
- hypostatization, hypostatisation [Brit]
- Representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
"according to Marx, treating labour as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual";
- depersonalization, depersonalisation [Brit]
Derived forms: reifications
Type of: objectification
Encyclopedia: Reification