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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
animism /ˈanɪmɪz(ə)m/

▶noun

1 the attribution of a living soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena.

2 belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe.

– derivatives
animist noun,
animistic adjective.

– origin C19: from L. anima ‘life, soul’ + -ism.

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