VITALIST

vitalist

(noun) one who believes in vitalism

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

vitalist (comparative more vitalist, superlative most vitalist)

Of or espousing vitalism, the doctrine that life cannot be entirely reduced to physical and chemical factors.

Noun

vitalist (plural vitalists)

Someone who believes in vitalism, the doctrine that life cannot be entirely reduced to physical and chemical factors.

Antonyms

• physicist

Source: Wiktionary


Vi`tal*ist, n. (Biol.)

Definition: A believer in the theory of vitalism; -- opposed to physicist.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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