Wondering how to use Animism in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as doctrine or philosophy.
Animism in a sentence
Animism meaning
- A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.
- A belief that an immaterial force animates the universe.
- A doctrine that animal life is produced by an immaterial spirit.
Synonyms of Animism
Using Animism
- The main meaning on this page is: A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena. | A belief that an immaterial force animates the universe. | A doctrine that animal life is produced by an immaterial spirit.
- Useful related words include: doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought.
- In the example corpus, animism often appears in combinations such as: animism and, quantum animism.
Context around Animism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Animism
- In this selection, "animism" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, quantum, polytheism, meld, taoism, respecting and puts stand out and add context to how "animism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a result animism puts more and animism respecting the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "animism" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with animism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
From tribal Animism to Buddhism, everything was subsumed as part of Hinduism. (12 words)
Their religion was animism – the belief that natural species and objects had souls. (13 words)
As a result, animism puts more emphasis on the uniqueness of each individual soul. (14 words)
Sámi animism is manifested in the Sámi’s belief that all significant natural objects (such as animals, plants, rocks, etc.) possess a soul; and from a polytheistic perspective, traditional Sámi beliefs include a multitude of spirits. (36 words)
The quantum consciousness assumption, which amounts to a kind of "quantum animism" likewise asserts that consciousness is an integral part of the physical world, not an emergent property of special biological or computational systems. (34 words)
But the music is more than just a pummeling vehicle for headbanging; with lyrics inspired by poet Ted Hughes' and Biblical mythology involving snakes and serpents, Eagle Twin meld animism and humanism. (32 words)
Example sentences (14)
Nature worship is often considered the primitive source of modern religious beliefs and can be found in pantheism, panentheism, deism, polytheism, animism, Taoism, totemism, Hinduism, shamanism, some theism and paganism.
But the music is more than just a pummeling vehicle for headbanging; with lyrics inspired by poet Ted Hughes' and Biblical mythology involving snakes and serpents, Eagle Twin meld animism and humanism.
Animism: Respecting the Living World (London: Hurst and co.; New York: Columbia University Press; Adelaide: Wakefield Press).
As a result, animism puts more emphasis on the uniqueness of each individual soul.
Balinese Hinduism is somewhat different from Hinduism practised elsewhere, as Animism and local culture is incorporated into it.
From tribal Animism to Buddhism, everything was subsumed as part of Hinduism.
Herbert's quantum Animism presents the idea that every natural system has an inner life, a conscious center, from which it directs and observes its action.
Peaceful conversion to Islam occurred in many islands, especially in the centres of trade, while aboriginal animism persisted in the hinterlands and more isolated islands.
Sámi animism is manifested in the Sámi’s belief that all significant natural objects (such as animals, plants, rocks, etc.) possess a soul; and from a polytheistic perspective, traditional Sámi beliefs include a multitude of spirits.
The belief in manifestations of the spirits of the dead is widespread, dating back to animism or ancestor worship in pre-literate cultures.
Their religion was animism – the belief that natural species and objects had souls.
The quantum consciousness assumption, which amounts to a kind of "quantum animism" likewise asserts that consciousness is an integral part of the physical world, not an emergent property of special biological or computational systems.
This theory was largely abandoned in the 19th century in favour of an evolutionary progression from animism via polytheism to monotheism, but by 1974 this theory was less widely held.
While there is no general correlation between religion and ethnicity, indigenous peoples are more likely to practice animism than other religions.
Common combinations with animism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: