animism

noun3

1. •
   A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.

   • "I'm not entirely comfortable with the level of animism you and Hanners display towards that thing." — 2015
2. •
   A belief that an immaterial force animates the universe.
3. •
   (old-fashioned) A doctrine that animal life is produced by an immaterial spirit.