Animosity, Animus & Animism

animosity



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–noun



a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, 

or 

enmity that tends to display itself in action: a deep-seated animosity between two [sisters]; animosity [against] one's neighbor.  



—Related forms

animus, adjective 



pernicious

nocuous

delectable deleterious

inebriate

and asks her irascibly [inebriated] uncle to translate.

miasma

The film's form and purpose now [emerge] from the [miasma] of the original cut

inimical

Her opinions are inimical [to] our proposal. 

that the Amazon was truly inimical [to] humankind. 

Detest





animism



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–noun 

1. the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, 

and 

the universe itself possess souls. 



2. the belief that natural objects have souls that may exist apart from their material bodies.

3. the doctrine that the soul is the principle of life and health.

4. belief in spiritual beings or agencies. 



pontificate tyro hierophant 

acolyte 

But Kevin Smit [acolytes] would insist that is the point:

protégé 

Garrel was a [protégé] of Eustache and planned this work as an homage.

orgies 

tonsure Benediction cabalism

liturgical

Liturgical music is heard as Nikolai kneels in his underwear

Dissipate





　

The Ayatollah is clearly a fictional [take] of The Iron Sheik, a popular wrestler in the 1980’s who drew heat from the real-life politics of the time, notably the Iran hostage crisis, and the animosity [Americans] had for the country of [Iran]. Was it politically correct? Hell no, but we weren’t living in politically correct times.