noun
a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed
• Syn: ↑life principle
• Hypernyms: ↑causal agent, ↑cause, ↑causal agency
• Hyponyms: ↑spirit
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noun : a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living matter are sometimes ascribed
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vital principle noun
1. The principle (the anima mundi) which according to the doctrine of vitalism, gives life to all nature
2. A principle that directs all the actions and functions of living bodies
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Main Entry: ↑vital
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vital force or vital principle,
the animating force in animals and plants; the principle upon which the phenomena of life are supposed to depend.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.