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an·i·mism (ăn'ə-mĭz'əm)
n.
  1. The belief in the existence of individual spirits that inhabit natural objects and phenomena.
  2. The belief in the existence of spiritual beings that are separable or separate from bodies.
  3. The hypothesis holding that an immaterial force animates the universe.

[From Latin anima, soul.]

animist an'i·mist n.
animistic an'i·mis'tic adj.

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