0 a person who believes all natural things, such as plants, animals, rocks, and thunder, have spirits and can influence human events:
He gave up his agnosticism and became an animist.
1 relating to animists or their beliefs:
animist beliefs
The population is a mix of Muslim, Christian, and animist.
The woman he works with is an animist.
The Elves of Tolkien’s fantasy novels are animists and pagans.
Religious practice in the area is a blend of traditional Maya animist beliefs and Catholic tradition.
