animist

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

• 🇷🇺Относящийся к вере в то, что природные объекты, явления и сама вселенная обладают душой или духовной сущностью.

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.

   🇷🇺Верящий в анимизм

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.

   🇷🇺Анимистический

   Синонимы: 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.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее человека, который верит в доктрину анимизма, согласно которой природные объекты, явления и сама вселенная обладают духовной сущностью или душой.

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.

   🇷🇺Анимист

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