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Vital Force
see synonyms of vital forceNoun
1. elan vital, life force, vital force, vitality
(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
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Vital Force
see synonyms of vital forcenoun
(esp in early biological theory) a hypothetical force, independent of physical and chemical forces, regarded as being the causative factor of the evolution and development of living organisms
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Vital Force
see synonyms of vital force1.
a basic force or principle regarded as the source and cause of life in living organisms
see also vitalism2.
élan vital
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