Found 2 items, similar to vitalism.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: vitalism vitalism n : (philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry
English → English (gcide) Definition: Vitalism 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. [1913 Webster]