animatism
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an·i·ma·tism
(ăn′ə-mĭ-tĭz′əm)n.
A belief that all animate and inanimate objects are infused with a common life force.
an′i·ma·tist adj. & n.
an·i·ma·tis′tic adj.
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animatism
(ˈænɪməˌtɪzəm)n
the belief that inanimate objects have consciousness
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animatism
the assignment to inanimate objects, forces, and plants of personalities and wills, but not souls. — animatistic, adj.
See also: Inanimate Objects-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. |  animatism - the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stonesascription, attribution - assigning to a cause or source; "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"; "he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso" |
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