animist

Relating to the belief that natural objects, phenomena, and the universe itself possess a soul or spiritual essence.

• 🇪🇸Relativo al animismo, creencia de que los objetos naturales, los fenómenos y el universo mismo poseen un alma o esencia espiritual. También se aplica a quien sostiene o practica dicha creencia.

1. Believer in animism C1 formal

   A person who accepts the belief that natural objects, phenomena, and the universe itself possess a spiritual essence or soul.

   • The animist believes that the river has a spirit that must be respected.
   • As an animist, she sees the forest as a living entity.
   • Animists often perform rituals to honor the spirits of animals and plants.

   🇪🇸animista

2. Relating to animism C1 formal

   Of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism, which holds that all things in nature have a soul or spirit.

   • The tribe's animist traditions involve offerings to the mountain spirits.
   • Animist beliefs are common in many indigenous cultures around the world.
   • The artwork reflects an animist worldview where every object has life.

   🇪🇸animista

   Sinónimos: animistic

• more animist comparative form
• most animist superlative form

A noun referring to a person who believes in the doctrine of animism, which holds that natural objects, phenomena, and the universe itself possess a spiritual essence or soul.

• 🇪🇸Persona que cree en el animismo, doctrina según la cual los objetos naturales, los fenómenos y el propio universo poseen una esencia espiritual o alma.

1. Believer in animism C1 formal

   A person who believes that natural objects, phenomena, and the universe itself possess a soul or spiritual essence.

   • The animist believes that the river has a spirit that must be respected.
   • Many indigenous cultures are animist, seeing spirits in trees and animals.
   • As an animist, she offered prayers to the mountain before climbing it.

   🇪🇸animista

• animists plural form
• animists' possessive plural form
• animist's possessive singular form