Animism (Noun)
Meaning
The doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls; "animism is common among primitive peoples".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The indigenous tribe believed in animism, seeing the forest as a living, breathing entity with its own soul and consciousness.
- Many ancient cultures practiced animism, attributing spiritual significance to mountains, rivers, and trees.
- The anthropologist's field research on animism revealed a complex network of spiritual relationships between humans and the natural world.
- In the context of animism, the destruction of the rainforest was seen as a violent attack on the very soul of the planet.
- The animism of the ancient Greeks is evident in their mythological stories of nature spirits and gods.