| 单词 | animism |
| 释义 | animism (once / 7922 pages) n Animism is the doctrine that every natural thing in the universe has a soul. If you believe in animism, you believe that ostriches, cactuses, mountains, and thunder are all spiritual beings. Animism comes from the Latin word anima, meaning life, or soul. People often think of "primitive" beliefs when they think of animism, but you'll find the belief in the spiritual life of natural objects in all major religions. If you have ever felt that a star is more profound than a cluster of hot rock or gas a long way away, then you have a sense of what animism is. WORD FAMILYanimism: animist, animistic+/animist: animists/animistic: animistically USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s 1979, and a dreary Communist regime is draining Laos of color, culture and zest — not to mention its deep roots in Buddhism and animism. Seattle Times(Jul 31, 2016) “There’s a lot of overlap with animism, Taoism and Hinduism, which is where the Luk Thep come in,” says Mustard. Time(Jun 03, 2016) The shaman educated Thwaites on the histories of animism and totemism. The New Yorker(May 23, 2016) n the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls animism is common among primitive peoples Hyper doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
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