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单词 animatism
释义

animatism

[ an-uh-muh-tiz-uhm ]
/ ˈæn ə məˌtɪz əm /

noun

the attribution of consciousness to inanimate objects and natural phenomena.

Origin of animatism

First recorded in 1895–1900; animate + -ism

Words nearby animatism

animated, animated cartoon, animated oat, animatic, animation, animatism, animato, animator, animatronic, animatronics, anime
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Example sentences from the Web for animatism

  • What truth there was in that doctrine is fully covered by Animatism.

    The Origin of Man and of his Superstitions|Carveth Read
  • Animatism, the animation theory of seemingly inanimate nature, is a further subdivision which also includes animatism and animism.

    Totem and Taboo|Sigmund Freud

British Dictionary definitions for animatism

animatism
/ (ˈænɪməˌtɪzəm) /

noun

the belief that inanimate objects have consciousness
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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