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    animism

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Religion
    an·i·mis·m /ˈænəmɪzəm/ noun [uncountable]  RRa religion in which animals and plants are believed to have spirits 泛灵论，万物有灵论
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    animism• This is the basis of animism, and animism is the basis of religion.• They still retain large elements of animism, a belief which assigns a divine spark or spirit to every material thing.    Origin animism (1800-1900) Latin anima; → ANIMAL1
    an·i·mis·m nounChineseSyllable
    religion animals Corpus which and plants a are in


    animism
    an‧i‧mis‧m /ˈænəmɪzəm, ˈænɪmɪzəm/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: Latin
     Origin: anima; ⇨ animal1
    a religion in which animals and plants are believed to have spirits


    ani·mismBrE /ˈænɪmɪzəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈænɪmɪzəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the belief that plants, objects and natural things such as the weather have a living soul 泛灵论；万物有灵论belief in a power that organizes and controls the universe 神力主宰论（认为有某种力量掌管宇宙）▸ ani·mist BrE /ˈænɪmɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈænɪmɪst/ 🔊 noun▸ ani·mis·tic BrE /ˌænɪˈmɪstɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌænɪˈmɪstɪk/ 🔊 adjective