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A belief that all animate and inanimate objects are infused with a common life force.

ani·ma·tist adj. & n.

an·i·ma·tistic adj.

animatism [ˈænɪməˌtɪzəm]

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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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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animatism (redirected from animatist)

animatism
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