A religious or philosophical belief system that attributes divine will, spirit, or consciousness to physical phenomena and natural forces.
From Latin 'animus' (spirit) combined with Greek 'theos' (god) + -ism (belief). A rare theological term combining animism with theistic elements.
This word is a mouthful that combines two languages to describe a hybrid belief—it shows how theology invents new terms when old ones don't quite capture a new way of thinking about the divine!
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