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[ noun ] a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed

Synonyms

vital_principle

Used in print

(Gibson Winter, The Suburban Captivity of the...)

The central_city areas , in_other_words , exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life_principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents .

Related terms

causal_agent spirit

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