animism
noun
the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.
Example Sentences
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The mainly African and Christian or animist South Sudan gained independence from Arab and Muslim-majority Sudan in 2011, ending decades of civil war.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023
The mostly Christian and animist south voted in a referendum six years later to secede from the mostly Muslim north.
From Reuters ● Feb. 4, 2023
Its attitude was summed up by Bashir after the secession of the mainly Christian and animist area of South Sudan in 2011.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2022
And maybe a few by the exasperating animist dreamcatcher Naomi Kawase.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
In the animist world, objects and living things are not the only animated beings.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
