Animism and Animatism
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Animism
Animism noun - The doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls.
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Animatism
Animatism noun - The attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones.
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