I do not dismiss the many forms of Animism, including Shinto and Dao, as well as other Native around this world.
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Animism
//ˈænɪmɪzəm//
Synonyms for "animism" (33 found)
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Related words (16)
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9 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 21 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- animisme noun (belief in spirits)
Arabic
1 entries- أرواحية noun (belief in spirits)
Catalan
1 entries- animisme noun (belief in spirits)
Chinese Cantonese
3 entries- 泛靈信仰 /泛灵信仰 noun (belief in spirits)
- 泛靈論 /泛灵论 noun (belief in spirits)
- 萬物有靈論 /万物有灵论 noun (belief in spirits)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 泛靈信仰 /泛灵信仰 noun (belief in spirits)
- 泛靈論 /泛灵论 noun (belief in spirits)
- 萬物有靈論 /万物有灵论 noun (belief in spirits)
Finnish
1 entries- animismi noun (belief in spirits)
French
1 entries- animisme noun (belief in spirits)
German
1 entries- Animismus noun (belief in spirits)
Greek
1 entries- ανιμισμός noun (belief in spirits)
Hindi
1 entries- जीववाद noun (belief in spirits)
Indonesian
1 entries- animisme noun (belief in spirits)
Irish
1 entries- anamachas noun (belief in spirits)
Japanese
4 entries- アニミズム noun (belief in spirits)
- 地霊信仰 noun (belief in spirits)
- 汎霊説 noun (belief in spirits)
- 精霊信仰 noun (belief in spirits)
Khmer
2 entries- ព្រលឹងនិយម noun (belief in spirits)
- វិញ្ញាណនិយម noun (belief in spirits)
Korean
2 entries- 정령숭배 noun (belief in spirits)
- 정령신앙 noun (belief in spirits)
Polish
1 entries- animizm noun (belief in spirits)
Portuguese
1 entries- animismo noun (belief in spirits)
Romanian
1 entries- animism noun (belief in spirits)
Russian
1 entries- аними́зм noun (belief in spirits)
Swedish
1 entries- animism noun (belief in spirits)
Turkish
1 entries- canlıcılık noun (belief in spirits)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
In Animism, there is credence in ubiquitous spirit entities pervading the totality of Nature.
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"What's your religion, Cassandra?" "Sheela, I think I tend towards Animism, like Shinto or Daoism."
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Islam supplanted Christianity and animism in North Africa.
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