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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.
  2. A belief that an immaterial force animates the universe.
  3. A doctrine that animal life is produced by an immaterial spirit.

Equivalents

Deutsch Animismus
Ελληνικά ανιμισμός
Français animisme
Gaeilge anamachas
हिन्दी जीववाद
Bahasa Indonesia animisme
Português animismo
Русский аними́зм
Српски animizam анимизам
Svenska animism

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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