vitalism

noun

Meaning

The doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically.

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Related words

bergsonian(English)zoism(English)stahlism(English)fluidism(English)dynamism(English)solidism(English)vitology(English)scientific materialism(English)naturalism(English)discredited(English)inorganic(English)fundamentally(English)

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