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Animism

Animism Meaning & Definition
Animism Definition And Meaning

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"

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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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