animism

About 0.40 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.
2. noun A belief that an immaterial force animates the universe.
3. noun A doctrine that animal life is produced by an immaterial spirit.

Similar words

animatism animal spirits anthropism anima psychism panvitalism panpsychicism entity spiritism aspectism

Often followed by

and is in of to or as was which

Word family

animisms animist animistic animists