'reification' definitions:
Definition of 'reification'
(from WordNet)
noun
Regarding something abstract as a material thing [syn: hypostatization, hypostatisation, reification]
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" [syn: depersonalization, depersonalisation, reification]