'Vitalism' definitions:
Definition of 'vitalism'
(from WordNet)
noun
(philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry
Definition of 'Vitalism'
From: GCIDE
- Vitalism \Vi"tal*ism\, n. (Biol.) The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Vitalism'
- Vital,
- Vitalic,
- Vitality,
- Vitalization,
- Vitalize,
- Vitalized,
- Vitalizing,
- Vitally,
- Vitals,
- vitalizer,
- vitalness,
- Vital air,
- Vital capacity,
- Vital force,
- Vital functions,
- Vital principle,
- Vital statistics,
- Vital tripod,
- Vital vessels,
- elan vital,
- vital organ,
- vital sign,
- Electro-vital,
- Electro-vitalism