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#17982 02/02/2001 2:10 PM
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Anamisison...(sp?) meaning something like all living things have souls??? Or did someone con me? Not in my home dictionery, probably could call library, but as a first time user of AWADtalk I would rather ask you all. Thanks.


#17983 02/02/2001 3:05 PM
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My Webster's doesn't have it. I'm guessing that it's anima-something.

"animism" is the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls, but I did not find a word pertaining specifically to living things.


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anamist is the word you are looking for I think.
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