Defn: One who, or that which, animates; an animater. Sir T. Browne.
ANIME
A"ni*mé`, a. Etym: [F., animated.] (Her.)
Defn: Of a different tincture from the animal itself; — said of the eyes of a rapacious animal. Brande & C.
ANIME A"ni*mé, n. Etym: [F. animé animated (from the insects that are entrapped in it); or native name.]
Defn: A resin exuding from a tropical American tree (Hymenæa courbaril), and much used by varnish makers. Ure.
ANIMISM
An"i*mism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. animisme, fr. L. anima soul. See
Animate.]
1. The doctrine, taught by Stahl, that the soul is the proper principle of life and development in the body.
2. The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul; also, in an extended sense, the belief in the existence of soul or spirit apart from matter. Tylor.
ANIMIST
An"i*mist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. animiste.]
Defn: One who maintains the doctrine of animism.