Definitions for: Vitalism


[n] a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory

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