vitalism

== English == === Etymology === From vital + -ism. === Noun === vitalism (countable and uncountable, plural vitalisms) The doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== élan vital == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French vitalisme. === Noun === vitalism n (uncountable) vitalism ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === vitalism c vitalism ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== vitalist vitalistisk ==== See also ==== vital vitalisera vitalitet === References === “vitalism”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “vitalism”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “vitalism”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)