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noun
the attribution of consciousness to inanimate objects and natural phenomena.
Origin:
1895–1900;
animate
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-ism
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animatism
(ˈænɪməˌtɪzəm)
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n
the belief that inanimate objects have consciousness
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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