ORGANICISM


Meaning of ORGANICISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ȯr-ˈga-nə-ˌsi-zəm ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1883

1.

a. : the explanation of life and living processes in terms of the levels of organization of living systems rather than in terms of the properties of their smallest components

b. : vitalism

2. : any of various theories that attribute to society or the universe as a whole an existence or characteristics analogous to those of a biological organism

• or·gan·i·cist -sist noun or adjective

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