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Anima vs Animism - What's the difference?

anima | animism |

As nouns the difference between anima and animism

is that anima is the soul or inner self of a person while animism is a belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.

anima

English

(wikipedia anima)

Noun

(animas )
  • The soul or inner self of a person.
  • (label) The inner self (not the external persona) of a person that is in touch with the unconscious as opposed to the persona.
  • (label) The unconscious feminine aspect of a male.

    • Related terms

    * animus * animate * animal

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    animism

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.
  • A belief that an immaterial force animates the universe.
  • (dated) A doctrine that animal life is produced by an immaterial spirit.

    • See also

    * ("animism" on Wikipedia)