animatism meaning

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animatism (noun): the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones.

Definition of animatism

  1. the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones

    Type of: attribution

    Related forms: animatistic

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in SM · 9-letter words

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