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animatism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-i-ma-tism
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief that everything is pervaded by a life force giving each inanimate object a consciousness or personality, but not a soul as in animism.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From animate + -ism. Originally coined by British anthropologist Robert Marett to refer to "a belief in a generalized, impersonal power over which people have some measure of control".

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Usage

Inflected Forms

animatisms (plural)

Questions

What does animatism mean?
The belief that everything is pervaded by a life force giving each inanimate object a consciousness or personality, but not a soul as in animism.
Where does animatism come from?
From animate + -ism. Originally coined by British anthropologist Robert Marett to refer to "a belief in a generalized, impersonal power over which people have some measure of control".

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