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animatism

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an⋅i⋅ma⋅tism

  [an-uh-muh-tiz-uhm]
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–noun
the attribution of consciousness to inanimate objects and natural phenomena.
Origin:
1895–1900; animate + -ism
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an·i·ma·tism   (ān'ə-mĭ-tĭz'əm)   
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.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: an·i·mat·ism
Pronunciation: 'an-&-m&-"tiz-&m
Function: noun
: attribution of consciousness and personality butnot of individual spirit to such natural phenomena as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to such objects as plants and stones —compare ANIMISM —an·i·ma·tis·tic /"an-&-m&-'tis-tik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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