animism
Plural: animisms
Noun
- The belief that natural objects and phenomena possess souls.
- the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls
- "animism is common among primitive peoples"
- A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.
- A belief that an immaterial force animates the universe.
- A doctrine that animal life is produced by an immaterial spirit.
Examples
- He practices word ANIMISM, believing every tile has a spirit and a destiny.
Origin / 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.
Scrabble Score: 11
animism: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordanimism: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
animism: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
animism: valid Words With Friends Word