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Vital Principle

nounid 155900·updated May 18, 2026
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a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed

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synonym
life principle
plural
Vital Principles
possessive
Vital Principle's
pluralpossessive
Vital Principles'

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a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed

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