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Animist

Animist \An"i*mist\, n. [Cf. F. animiste.] One who maintains the doctrine of animism.

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animist

n. A believer in animism.

WordNet
animist

adj. of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism [syn: animistic]

animist

n. one who accepts the doctrine of animism

Usage examples of "animist".

The Lemyri Animist had been summoned from the College when Jocin and Phyl had at last been pulled from the brawl by the Lemyri police.

Phyl had advanced into the more metaphysical aspects of Animist training, though still continuing to work with some of the species on the campus.

With an attending Animist, a Lemyri tribe could refuse to deal with anyone wielding or influenced by magic.

Humani influence had opened wider employment opportunities for Animists, and it was not unheard of for an Animist to go on, later, to become a true magist of some form.

Warnings from the College rang in his mind: of what an unbonded Animist must always fear, that his trained and open and above all receptive mind might be an invitation for something else to inhabit.

Alex, now a sensing Animist, could feel the magical wrath of the spirits.

His recent experience with Jeena was making him realize that he, as an Animist, could only expect trouble from true magists.

Animulae, of course, being birds, but were used in rounding up and tracking, and any Animist was expected to know how to work and train such a common species.

From that came a long study into what an Animist could do, which Alex was happy to help with, but Temith also wanted to know how, and why, and Alex had never asked that.

For an instant, king and Animist glared at each other, and then the king screamed for his guards.

Luken was surprised enough when the Animist leapt from his chair and went racing into the bar itself, but was even more surprised when, a moment later, there were shouts and screams and Alex, locked in struggle with another man, crashed down and through the grape arbor.

We saw you were an Animist by your necklace, and the rat dancing on your chest, of course.

It was a token of pride, if one was a true Animist with a powerful familiar, but in his own situation it was like wearing an archery target.

Only Temith would decide, not only to come back, but with a Belthasian guard and an Animist in tow.

Celine was beautiful and royal, and proud and wonderful, and what chance would a scruffy, penniless Animist have with someone like that?