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animism

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Main Entry: an·i·mism
Pronunciation: \ˈa-nə-ˌmi-zəm\
Function: noun
Etymology: German Animismus, from Latin anima soul
Date: 1832

1 : a doctrine that the vital principle of organic development is immaterial spirit
2 : attribution of conscious life to objects in and phenomena of nature or to inanimate objects
3 : belief in the existence of spirits separable from bodies

an·i·mist \-mist\ noun

an·i·mis·tic \ˌa-nə-ˈmis-tik\ adjective


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