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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. | ||
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Revision as of 12:20, 3 August 2022
Vitalism (noun)
- 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.
- The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.