Definition of Vitalism

1. Noun. (philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry.

Category relationships: Philosophy
Generic synonyms: Philosophical Doctrine, Philosophical Theory
Derivative terms: Vitalist

Definition of Vitalism

1. n. The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.

2. n. The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.

Definition of Vitalism

1. Noun. the doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically ¹

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Definition of Vitalism

1. a philosophical doctrine [n -S]

Medical Definition of Vitalism

1. The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vitalism

vital signs
vital spirits
vital stain
vital statistic
vital statistics
vital tooth
vital tripod
vital ultraviolet
vitalic
vitalisation
vitalise
vitalised
vitaliser
vitalises
vitalising
vitalism (current term)
vitalisms
vitalist
vitalistic
vitalistically
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vitalities
vitality
vitality test
vitalization
vitalizations
vitalize
vitalized
vitalizer
vitalizers

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