animism
/ˈænɪmɪzəm/noun
mass noun
1
- the attribution of a living soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena万物有灵论, 泛灵论。
2
- the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe泛灵信仰, 神灵主宰信仰。
派生词
animist
nounanimistic
adjective词源
mid 19th cent.: from Latin anima 'life， soul' + -ISM.