noun
the belief that everything in the universe has a soul or spirit
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Animism is the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.
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Some indigenous tribes still practice animism, honoring spirits in all living and non-living things.
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I don't buy into all that animism stuff, it's just superstition.
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The artist's animism towards nature is evident in her paintings, which depict trees and animals as having human-like qualities.