animistic
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- adjective
- /ˌænɪˈmɪstɪk/
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animista
- Lawrence's animistic imagery dramatizes the way that erotic feeling transforms perception.
- animistic religion
- animistic belief
- animistic population
Examples
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In many indigenous cultures, there is an animistic belief that rivers and mountains possess their own spirits.
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Shinto is also animistic and shamanistic.
Academic text (1990) -
Animistic means all natural phenomena were seen as animated by vital force.
Academic text (1990) -
The ancient Greek name of Mother Earth, Gaia, is a quintessential animistic concept.
Academic text (2000) -
More often than not, his religious views are more connected to the views of animistic or shamanistic faiths than to Christian tradition.
Academic text (1994) -
The return to Gala is a return to the enchanted, natural, animistic world of paganism.
Academic text (1997) -
Both countries contain people who, either overtly or beneath their declared religion, are strongly animistic.
Academic text (1992) -
The religion of the ancient Germanic peoples was an animistic, pagan, and panentheistic worldview.
Academic text (1990) -
The animistic traditions of the local tribe highlight their deep respect for nature and all living things.
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Children often learn animistic views in stories where animals and trees are depicted as having their own consciousness.
Synonyms
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Relating to the belief that natural things have spirits
A belief that natural things like rivers, trees, and mountains have spirits or a special power
How Animistic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
animistic = animism (transparent) = anim + istic
Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-istic' to 'animism', so the relation to the belief is directly clear.
Etymology
Animistic comes from the Latin root anim- meaning 'soul' or 'breath', the same root you see in animate and animal. So, animistic describes the belief that trees, rivers and other parts of nature have a spirit or life.