vital principle (n)
life principle (n)

n10757918

type n
lex_filenum 18
def a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed
Outgoing links
Hypernym causal agent, cause, causal agency
Hyponym spirit
Incoming links
Hyponym causal agent, cause, causal agency
Hypernym spirit

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