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Meaning of Animism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈænɪmɪzəm

Definitions

  1. A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A belief that an immaterial force animates the universe.
    countable, uncountable
  3. A doctrine that animal life is produced by an immaterial spirit.
    countable, dated, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية أرواحية الرّوحانيّة
Bosanski animizam анимизам
Deutsch Animismus
Ελληνικά ανιμισμός
Suomi animismi sielu-usko
Français animisme
Gaeilge anamachas
हिन्दी जीववाद
Hrvatski animizam анимизам
Bahasa Indonesia animisme
日本語 アニミズム 地霊信仰 汎霊説 精霊信仰
한국어 정령숭배 정령신앙
Polski animistyczny animizm
Português animismo
Русский аними́зм
Српски animizam анимизам
Svenska animism
Türkçe animizm canlıcılık

Examples

“"I'm not entirely comfortable with the level of animism you and Hanners display towards that thing."”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

animist animistic animistically Animize Animized animoseness

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