vitalist

Variant of vitalism

vitalism definition

vi·tal·ism (-iz′əm)

noun

the doctrine that the life in living organisms is caused and sustained by a vital force that is distinct from all physical and chemical forces and that life is, in part, self-determining and self-evolving

Etymology: Fr vitalisme

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