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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Vitalism  \Vi"tal*ism\,  n.  (Biol.) 
  The  doctrine  that  all  the  functions  of  a  living  organism  are 
  due  to  an  unknown  vital  principle  distinct  from  all  chemical 
  and  physical  forces. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  vitalism 
  n  :  a  doctrine  that  life  is  a  vital  principle  distinct  from 
  physics  and  chemistry 




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