ANIMISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls

Example:

animism is common among primitive peoples

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("animism" is a kind of...):

doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)

Derivation:

animist (one who accepts the doctrine of animism)

animistic (of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism)