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Kami vs Animism - What's the difference?

kami | animism |

As nouns the difference between kami and animism

is that kami is an animistic God or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan while animism is a belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.

As a proper noun Kami

is a Bantu language of Tanzania.

kami

English

(wikipedia kami)

Noun

(kami)
  • An animistic God or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.
  • A basic origami paper, usually printed with a colour or pattern on one side.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    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)