ănĭmātor, ōris, m. [animo],
he that quickens or animates (post-class., oftenest in the Church fathers): animarum, Tert. Apol. 48; so Prud. στεφ. 10, 788.—Trop.: marmoris signifex animator, Capitol. 1, p. 13.
·noun One who, or that which, animates; an <<Animater>>. ...
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