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vitalistic
Variant of vitalism
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
Related Forms:
- vitalist noun, adjective
- vitalistic adjective
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