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Answer for the clue "The attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones ", 9 letters:
animatism

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n. The belief that everything is pervaded with a life-force giving each inanimate object a consciousness or personality, but not a soul as in animism.

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Animatism is a term coined by British anthropologist Robert Marett to refer to "a belief in a generalized, impersonal power over which people have some measure of control". Marett argues that certain cultures believe "people, animals, plants, and inanimate ...

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n. the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones