Found 4 items, similar to Animism.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: animism
animisme
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: animism
animisme
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: animism
animism
n : the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe
itself have souls;
“animism is common among primitive
peoples”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Animism
Animism
\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.
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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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