Meaning of ANIMISM
| Pronunciation: | | 'anu`mizum
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| | Definition: | | [n] the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls; "animism is common among primitive peoples" |
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| | See Also: | | doctrine, ism, philosophy, school of thought | |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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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| | Definition: | | belief in a soul, a spiritual essence that differs from the tangible, physical body. |
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| | Related Terms: | | absolute idealism, allotheism, animatism, Berkeleianism, form, heathendom, heathenism, heathenry, Hegelianism, hylozoism, idealism, idolatry, immaterialism, Kantianism, metaphysical idealism, monistic idealism, Neoplatonism, pagandom, paganism, paganry, panpsychism, personalism, Platonic form, Platonic idea, Platonism, psychism, solipsism, spiritualism, subjectivism, transcendental, universal |
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