HyperDic: vital_principle

English > 1 sense of the expression vital principle:
NOUNperson vital principle, life principlea hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed
English > vital principle: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed.
Synonymlife principle
NarrowerspiritThe vital principle or animating force within living things
Broadercausal agent, cause, causal agencyAny entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
Spanishprincipio vital
Catalanprincipi vital

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