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Animistic

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an·i·mism  (n-mzm)
n.
1. The belief in the existence of individual spirits that inhabit natural objects and phenomena.
2. The belief in the existence of spiritual beings that are separable or separate from bodies.
3. The hypothesis holding that an immaterial force animates the universe.
[From Latin anima, soul; see an- in Indo-European roots.]
ani·mist n.
ani·mistic adj.
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Adj.1.animistic - of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism
animist


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Consequently, they contained creation myths and cosmologies imbued with animistic values and beliefs.
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The animistic universe familiar to readers of magical realism in which everyday events coexist with and are heightened by mythic forces, is here in evidence, though predating--and transcending--the easy formulas undergirding that style.
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The African with his vague Animistic belief," stated the proposal,
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