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VITALISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vitalism mean? 

VITALISM (noun)
  The noun VITALISM has 1 sense:

1. (philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistryplay

  Familiarity information: VITALISM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VITALISM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("vitalism" is a kind of...):

philosophical doctrine; philosophical theory (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)

Domain category:

philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)

Derivation:

vitalist (one who believes in vitalism)


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