an·i·ma·tism ( n  -m -tz m)n. A belief that all animate and inanimate objects are infused with a common life force. an i·ma·tist adj. & n.an·i·ma·tis tic adj. |
animatism [ˈænɪməˌtɪzəm]
n
the belief that inanimate objects have consciousness
animatism
the assignment to inanimate objects, forces, and plants of personalities and wills, but not souls. — animatistic, adj.
See also: Inanimate Objects
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| Noun | 1. | animatism - the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones ascription, attribution - assigning to a cause or source; "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"; "he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso" |
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