animism
/ˈænɪmɪzəm/noun
उच्चारण ऐनिमिज़म
जीववाद, सर्वचेतनवाद
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the belief that plants, objects and natural things such as the weather have a living soul
जीववाद, सर्वचेतनवाद
- Many tribal communities practise animism.
- Animism teaches that rivers and mountains have spirits of their own.
- Anthropologists studied the animism of the hill tribes.
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- Animism is one of the oldest forms of belief.
- The book compares animism with other early beliefs about nature.
Synonyms nature worship spiritism
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nature worship spiritism
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an·i·mism
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Keep the belief words together: animism (natural things have spirits), theism (belief in God), atheism (no belief in God), agnosticism (believing that nobody can know whether God exists), pantheism (God is in everything), polytheism (belief in many gods), monotheism (belief in one God).
विश्वास के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: animism (प्राकृतिक चीज़ों में आत्मा), theism (ईश्वर में विश्वास, आस्तिकता), atheism (ईश्वर में अविश्वास, नास्तिकता), agnosticism (यह मानना कि ईश्वर के अस्तित्व को कोई नहीं जान सकता), pantheism (ईश्वर सब में है), polytheism (अनेक देवताओं में विश्वास), monotheism (एक ईश्वर में विश्वास)।
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A person who does not believe in God is an atheist.
ईश्वर में विश्वास न करने वाला atheist।