Animating principle
Phantom and animating principle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Phantom" instead a noun phrase "Animating principle".
Phantom
Phantom noun - The soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people.
Animating principle and phantom are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Animating principle" instead a noun "Phantom".
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Phantom and Animating principle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/animating_principle/phantom
Animating principle & Phantom. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/animating_principle/phantom>.
Phantom or Animating principle. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/animating_principle/phantom.
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