- animistic
- adjective see animism
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
animistic
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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
animistic — adjective Of or pertaining to animism. The man felt that the rock was animistic; he felt that it had a soul. See Also: animism, animist … Wiktionary
animistic — animism ► NOUN ▪ the belief that plants and inanimate objects have souls. DERIVATIVES animist noun animistic adjective. ORIGIN from Latin anima life, soul … English terms dictionary
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 — 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
pre-animistic — … Useful english dictionary
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
