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VITALISM
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I. (noun)
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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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