ÉLAN VITAL


Meaning of ÉLAN VITAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ā-läⁿ-vē-täl ]

noun

Etymology: French

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.