animism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈænɪmɪzəm/
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Etymology
From anima + -ism, from Latin anima (“life", "breath", "soul”). Dated sense from German Animismus, coined c. 1720 by physicist/chemist Georg Ernst Stahl (1660-1734) See anima mundi.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.
"I'm not entirely comfortable with the level of animism you and Hanners display towards that thing."
2015, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content (webcomic), Number 3126: Been A While I Guess:
- (countable, uncountable) A belief that an immaterial force animates the universe.
- (countable, dated, uncountable) A doctrine that animal life is produced by an immaterial spirit.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| animisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (30)
ga anamachas (belief in spirits) · fi animismi (belief in spirits) · de Animismus (belief in spirits) · ru аними́зм (belief in spirits) · af animisme (belief in spirits) · tr canlıcılık (belief in spirits) · yue 泛靈論 /泛灵论 (belief in spirits) · yue 泛靈信仰 /泛灵信仰 (belief in spirits) · km វិញ្ញាណនិយម (belief in spirits) · yue 萬物有靈論 /万物有灵论 (belief in spirits) · el ανιμισμός (belief in spirits) · ko 정령숭배 (belief in spirits) · ca animisme (belief in spirits) · ja 汎霊説 (belief in spirits) · cmn 泛靈論 /泛灵论 (belief in spirits) · sv animism (belief in spirits) · ja アニミズム (belief in spirits) · km ព្រលឹងនិយម (belief in spirits) · pt animismo (belief in spirits) · ja 地霊信仰 (belief in spirits) · ja 精霊信仰 (belief in spirits) · pl animizm (belief in spirits) · ro animism (belief in spirits) · cmn 泛靈信仰 /泛灵信仰 (belief in spirits) · ar أرواحية (belief in spirits) · ko 정령신앙 (belief in spirits) · hi जीववाद (belief in spirits) · fr animisme (belief in spirits) · id animisme (belief in spirits) · cmn 萬物有靈論 /万物有灵论 (belief in spirits)