ˈanəməˌtizəm, -məd.ˌiz- noun
( -s )
Etymology: animate (I) + -ism
: attribution of consciousness and personality but not of individual spirit to such natural phenomena as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to such objects as plants and stones — compare animism
• an·i·ma·tis·tic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷mə|tistik, -məd.|is- adjective