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1. (n.) animism
the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.
2. animism
the belief that souls may exist apart from bodies.
3. animism
belief in spiritual beings or agencies.
Etymology: (1825–35; < L anim(a) (see anima ) + -ism)
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| Definition of 'Animism' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) animism
the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls
"animism is common among primitive peoples"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Animism
the doctrine, taught by Stahl, that the soul is the proper principle of life and development in the body
2. (noun) Animism
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
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Animism
a belief that there is a psychical body within the physical body of a living being, correspondent with it in attributes, and that when the connection between them is dissolved by death the former lives on in a ghostly form; in other words, a belief of a ghost-soul existing conjointly with and subsisting apart from the body, its physical counterpart.
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