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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

animatism
    n 1: the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural
         phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to
         objects such as plants and stones