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Word: Animatism
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. From animate + -ism
Definition:
The attribution of qualities of the soul or mind, such as personality and will, to inanimate objects.
