About The Word Animism
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Animism
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What's The Definition Of Animism?
[n] the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls; "animism is common among primitive peoples"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Animism: Related Terms | Find terms related to Animism: absolute idealism | allotheism | animatism | Berkeleianism | form | heathendom | heathenism | heathenry | Hegelianism | hylozoism | idealism | idolatry | immaterialism | Kantianism | metaphysical idealism | monistic idealism | Neoplatonism | pagandom | paganism | paganry | panpsychism | personalism | Platonic form | Platonic idea | Platonism | psychism | solipsism | spiritualism | subjectivism | transcendental | universal See Also | doctrine | ism | philosophy | school of thought Animism In Webster's Dictionary \An"i*mism\, n. [Cf. F. animisme, fr. L. anima soul. See
{Animate}.]
1. The doctrine, taught by Stahl, that the soul is the proper
principle of life and development in the body.
2. The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of
nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul;
also, in an extended sense, the belief in the existence of
soul or spirit apart from matter. --Tylor.
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