Belief that natural things and phenomena have a soul (7)

I believe the answer is:

animism

(Other definitions for animism that I've seen before include "religious belief" , "Belief that all natural things have a living soul" , "primitive religion" , "Belief in spirits in things" , "primitive belief" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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