animist

/'ænimist/

Thân thiện

An animist believes that spirits inhabit natural objects like trees and rivers.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A person who believes in animism: An animist is someone who accepts or follows the doctrine of animism, the belief that natural objects, phenomena, and the universe itself possess a spiritual essence or soul.

2. Adjective:

   • Relating to animism: Describing something that pertains to, is characteristic of, or is based on the beliefs of animism.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The anthropologist interviewed an animist from the indigenous tribe to understand their worldview.
  • As an animist, she believes the river and the mountains have their own spirits.

• Adjective:

  • The community's animist traditions involve rituals to honor the spirits of the forest.
  • They practice an animist religion that venerates ancestral spirits.

Advanced Usage

• Cultural Context: The term is often used in anthropology, religious studies, and history to describe belief systems, particularly those of many indigenous and pre-modern cultures.
  • The study focused on the transition from animist practices to organized religion in the region.

Variants and Related Words

• Animism (n): The doctrine or belief system itself, that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.
  • Animism is one of the oldest forms of spiritual belief.
• Animistic (adj): A synonym for the adjective form 'animist'.
  • The ceremony had strong animistic elements.

Synonyms

• Noun: Believer in animism, spirit-worshipper (context-dependent).
• Adjective: Animistic, spirit-based, pantheistic (in some broader interpretations).

Related Phrases

• Animist beliefs: The specific convictions held by an animist.
  • Their animist beliefs forbid the cutting down of certain ancient trees.
• Animist cosmology: The understanding of the universe according to animist principles.
  • The myth is part of their complex animist cosmology.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism

Noun

1. one who accepts the doctrine of animism

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