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Supernaturalism vs Animism - What's the difference?

supernaturalism | animism |

As nouns the difference between supernaturalism and animism

is that supernaturalism is the quality or condition of being supernatural while animism is a belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.

supernaturalism

English

Noun

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  • The quality or condition of being supernatural.
  • A belief in the doctrine of supernatural or divine agency as manifested in the world, in human events]], religious revelation, [[miracle, miracles, etc.
  • A belief in supernatural intelligent causes]], forces, agencies, powers as producing [[effect, effects in this world.

    • 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)