ELAN VITAL


Meaning of ELAN VITAL in English

Pronunciation: ā -lä n -v ē -täl

Function: noun

Etymology: F

Date: 1907

: the vital force or impulse of life especially : a creative principle held by Bergson to be immanent in all organisms and responsible for evolution

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