animistic

animistic
Of or pertaining to animism.

The man felt that the rock was animistic; he felt that it had a soul.

See Also: animism, animist

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  • Animistic — An i*mis tic, a. Of or pertaining to animism. Huxley. Tylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Animistic fallacy — The animistic fallacy is the logical fallacy of arguing that an event or situation is evidence that someone consciously acted to cause it. The name of the fallacy comes from the animistic belief that changes in the natural world are the work of… …   Wikipedia

  • animistic — adjective see animism …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • animistic — See animist. * * * …   Universalium

  • animistic — adj. of animists or animism (belief that everything in nature has a soul) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • animistic — an·i·mis·tic …   English syllables

  • animistic — adjective of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism • Syn: ↑animist • Pertains to noun: ↑animism, ↑animism (for: ↑animist) • Derivationally related forms: ↑animism, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • animism — animist, adj. animistic, adj. /an euh miz euhm/, n. 1. the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls. 2. the belief that natural objects have souls that may exist apart from their material bodies. 3.… …   Universalium

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