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Type Words
Type of doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought
Derivation animist, animistic


animism is common among primitive peoples.

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Other significant religions in Sarawak are Baha'i, Hinduism, Sikhism and animism.
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The old beliefs are closely connected to the land, animism, and the supernatural.
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Other beliefs such as ancestor worship, animism, and shamanism are also practiced.
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Certain kinds of polytheism, animism, and monism have similar interpretations.
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The majority of the population in Kalimantan is either Muslim or practice animism.
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Animism is not the same as Pantheism, although the two are sometimes confused.
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As a result, animism puts more emphasis on the uniqueness of each individual soul.
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Their religion is animism, with some elements of Hindu and Islamis worldview adopted.
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They practice a form of animism, led by a shaman priest known as the Bimaw.
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  • The doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls; "animism is common among primitive peoples"
  • (animistic) animist: of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism
  • Animism (from Latin anima "soul, life")Segal, p. 14 is a philosophical, religious or spiritual idea that souls or spirits exist not only in humans but also in animals, plants, rocks, natural phenomena such as thunder, geographic features such as mountains or rivers, or other entities of the ...
  • A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena; A belief that an immaterial force animates the universe; A doctrine that animal life is produced by an immaterial spirit
  • (Animist) A Master who can alter Anima. Properly, a Master is called a "Master Animist", while an adept who has extensive minor morphic devotions may be called simply an "Animist".
  • (animist) a person who believes that natural things (such as plants and rocks) have souls
  • A pagan view of nature that inanimate objects contain the spark of divine consciousness and are therefore worthy of our devotion. Also, the practice of worshiping a superior intelligence within simple animate or inanimate objects. Example - the Druidic worship of oak trees.
  • The oldest known type of belief system in the world. It is still practiced in a variety of forms in many traditional societies. Animists practice nature worship. They believe that everything in the universe has a spirit. ...
  • A belief that natural phenomena such as rocks, trees, thunder, or celestial bodies have life or divinity.