animism
/ˈænɪmɪzəm/
构词拆解
- -ism
- Used to form nouns of action, process, or result based on the accompanying verb ending in -ise or -ize. · Used to form the name of a school of thought, system, or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder (When de-capitalized, these overlap with the generic "doctrines" sense below, e.g. Liberalism vs. liberalism.)
词源链
- 英语English
animism
词源说明
From anima + -ism, from Latin anima (“life", "breath", "soul”). Dated sense from German Animismus, coined c. 1720 by physicist/chemist Georg Ernst Stahl (1660-1734) See anima mundi.