| NOUN | person | life principle, vital principle | a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed |
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| Meaning | A hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed. | |
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| Synonym | vital principle | |
| Narrower | spirit | The vital principle or animating force within living things |
| Broader | causal agent, cause, causal agency | Any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results |
| Spanish | principio vital | |
| Catalan | principi vital | |
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