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ANIMISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls
Example:
animism is common among primitive peoples
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("animism" is a kind of...):
doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)
Derivation:
animist (one who accepts the doctrine of animism)
animistic (of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism)
