animist
/ˈænɪmɪst/
noun
- A person who believes that natural objects, animals, and plants have spirits or souls.
- Many indigenous cultures are animist, seeing the forest as alive with spirits.
- As an animist, she left offerings for the spirits of the trees.
- The animist believed the river was home to a powerful spirit.
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adjective
- Relating to the belief that natural objects, animals, and plants have spirits or souls.
- Animist beliefs are common in many parts of the world.
- The tribe's animist traditions include rituals to honor the spirits of animals.
- She studied animist religions in her anthropology class.