Definition of animism

• n. - The doctrine, taught by Stahl, that the soul is the proper principle of life and development in the body.
• n. - The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul; also, in an extended sense, the belief in the existence of soul or spirit apart from matter.
• n. - The doctrine, taught by Stahl, that the soul is the proper principle of life and development in the body.
• n. - The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul; also, in an extended sense, the belief in the existence of soul or spirit apart from matter.