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Definitions for Vitalism
[1] the doctrine that phenomena are only partly controlled by mechanical forces, and are in some measure self-determining. Compare dynamism(def 1) , mechanism(def 8) .
[2] Biology . a doctrine that ascribes the functions of a living organism to a vital principle distinct from chemical and physical forces.
[3] the philosophical doctrine that the phenomena of life cannot be explained in purely mechanical terms because there is something immaterial which distinguishes living from inanimate matter Compare dynamism, mechanism
Words nearby Vitalism
vital signs, vital stain, vital staining, vital statistics, vitalian, vitalism, vitality, vitality test, vitalize, vitallium, vitalometer
Origin of Vitalism
First recorded in 1815–25; vital + -ism
Other words from Vitalism
vi·tal·ist , noun, adjective
vi·tal·is·tic , adjective
vi·tal·is·ti·cal·ly , adverb