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Definition of Phrenism
1. n. See Vital force, under Vital.
Definition of Phrenism
1. Noun. (obsolete) A supposed "thought force" in vitalism. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Phrenism
1. a purported mind-force which directs evolution [n -S]
Medical Definition of Phrenism
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Phrenism
Literary usage of Phrenism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1880)
"... in many, phrenism or mental or thought-force. These are all derived from
equivalent amounts of chemical force which are liberated by the dissolution of ..."
2. The Origin of the Fittest: Essays on Evolution by Edward Drinker Cope (1886)
"... and (thought-force) phrenism.* All these are supposed to be correlated to the
Physical Forces, but are under direction and control of the Vital ..."
3. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"P. ligament, a short triangular fold of peritoneum descending from the diaphragm
to the upper end of the spleen. phrenism (frcn'i'zm). ..."
4. Human Behavior: In Relation to the Study of Educational, Social, and Ethical by Stewart Paton (1921)
"... psychopathic, 451- 452 Phenomena, mnemic, 34 Philosophy, interpretation of,
3; speculative vagaries of, 4 Phototaxis, 290 phrenism, 318 Phrenology, 15, ..."
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