VITALISM


Meaning of VITALISM in English

[vi.tal.ism] n (1822) 1: a doctrine that the functions of a living organism are due to a vital principle distinct from physicochemical forces

2: a doctrine that the processes of life are not explicable by the laws of physics and chemistry alone and that life is in some part self-determining -- vi.tal.ist n or adj -- vi.tal.is.tic adj

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