animism
English
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈænɪmɪzəm/
Noun
animism (countable and uncountable, plural animisms)
- A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.
- 2015, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content (webcomic), Number 3126: Been A While I Guess:
- "I'm not entirely comfortable with the level of animism you and Hanners display towards that thing."
- A belief that an immaterial force animates the universe.
- (dated) A doctrine that animal life is produced by an immaterial spirit.
Coordinate terms
religionsedit
- agnosticism
- Asatru
- atheism
- Ayyavazhi
- Baháʼí Faith
- Bon
- Buddhism
- Cao Dai
- Cheondoism
- Christianity
- deism
- Druidry
- Druze
- Eckankar
- Heathenry
- Hinduism
- Islam
- Jainism
- Jediism
- Judaism
- Kimbanguism
- Odinism
- paganism
- Pastafarianism
- Raëlism
- Rastafarianism
- Rodnovery
- Romuva
- Samaritanism
- Sanamahism
- Shinto
- Sikhism
- Taoism
- Tengrism
- Thelema
- Unitarian Universalism
- Wicca
- Yahwism
- Yazidism
- Yoruba
- Zoroastrianism
Translations
belief in spirits
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See also
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French animisme.
Noun
animism n (uncountable)
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | animism | animismul |
| genitive-dative | animism | animismului |
| vocative | animismule | |
Related terms
Further reading
- “animism”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
Swedish
Noun
animism c (uncountable)