vitalism

vitalism is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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