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# The theory or doctrine that life processes arise from or contain a nonmaterial vital principle and cannot be explained entirely as physical and chemical phenomena.
# The [[theory]] or doctrine that life processes arise from or contain a nonmaterial vital principle and cannot be explained entirely as physical and chemical phenomena.
# In biology, the doctrine that ascribes all the functions of an organism to a vital principle distinct from chemical and other physical forces.
# In biology, the doctrine that ascribes all the functions of an organism to a vital principle distinct from chemical and other physical forces.
# The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.
# The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.

Latest revision as of 19:11, 9 February 2023

Vitalism (noun)


  1. The theory or doctrine that life processes arise from or contain a nonmaterial vital principle and cannot be explained entirely as physical and chemical phenomena.
  2. In biology, the doctrine that ascribes all the functions of an organism to a vital principle distinct from chemical and other physical forces.
  3. The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.
  4. The philosophy life has a spiritual element that cannit ve reproduced in a labiratory.