objectification — ONAD

objectification /əbˌjektəfəˈkāSH(ə)n, əbˌdʒɛktəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n

▸ noun

1 the action of degrading someone to the status of a mere object:

the objectification of women in popular entertainment.

2 the expression of something abstract in a concrete form:

the objectification of images may be astonishingly vivid in dreams

the church says that we are the visible objectifications of sin.