vital forcen.

Brit.

/vʌɪtl ˈfɔːs/, U.S.

/ˈˌvaɪdl ˈfɔrs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: vital adj., force n.¹

Etymology: < vital adj. + force n.¹, probably after classical Latin vīs vītālis (Cicero).

1. An immaterial force or principle viewed as present in and animating living things and sustaining their life; (Biology) such a force or energy regarded as distinct from ordinary chemical and physical forces; = life force n. at life n. Compounds 3, vis vitae at vis n.² 2d. In extended use: vitality, vigour, energy.As the 19th cent. progressed, and the chemical and physical nature of biological phenomena became apparent, the idea of a vital force lost currency as a scientific concept. Cf. also élan vital n.

a. In singular.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > vital principle > [noun]

souleOE

lifeOE

spiritusOE

bloodOE

ghostOE

life and soulOE

quickship?c1225

quicknessc1230

breatha1300

spirita1325

spark1382

naturec1385

sparkle1388

livelinessa1398

rational soula1398

spiracle1398

animal spirit?a1425

vital spiritc1450

soul of the world1525

candle1535

fire1576

three souls1587

vitality?1592

candlelight1596

substance1605

vivacity1611

animality1615

vividity1616

animals1628

life spring1649

archeus1651

vital1670

spirituosity1677

springs of life1681

microcosmetor1684

vital force1702

vital spark (also flame)1704

stamen1718

vis vitae1752

prana1785

Purusha1785

jiva1807

vital force1822

heartbeat1828

world-soul1828

world-spirit1828

life energy1838

life force1848

ghost soul1869

will to live1871

biogen1882

ki1893

mauri1897

élan vital1907

orgone1942

1702 R. Steele Funeral v. 72 I am seiz'd by Nature—How shall I View A Breathless lump of Clay—Him whose high Veins Convey'd to me this Vital Force, and Motion.

1760 J. Langhorne Job i. 9 The Vision struck, The vital Force my shudd'ring Limbs forsook.

1811 W. Mason Argentile & Curan i. ii. 219 Ed. Think'st thou it possible He should live long? Pri... If he should, his vital force so spent, It were a miracle.

1843 C. Scudamore Med. Visit Gräfenberg 92 The higher importance and still greater influence of vital force and nervous energy, as compared with simple chemical action.

1860 R. W. Emerson Fate in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 10 In certain men, digestion and sex absorb the vital force.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 Apr. 3/1 The most robust-lunged must find the stifling atmosphere a severe drain on their vital force.

1916 in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) viii. 187 Across the troubled waters one can only steer by compass—not to do anything that is not honourable & manly, & subject to that to use my vital force to the utmost effect to win the war.

1955 B. C. L. Kemp Elem. Org. Chem. (new ed.) i. 2 There gradually grew up the tacit assumption that organic chemistry was a wholly separate branch of chemical science, largely governed by the workings of a mysterious agency called vital force.

1994 Nat. Health Nov. 64/2 A dog with kennel bronchitis moving to pneumonia may need to start with Chinese herbs and antibiotics..if its vital force is extremely low.

b. In plural.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > vital principle > [noun]

souleOE

lifeOE

spiritusOE

bloodOE

ghostOE

life and soulOE

quickship?c1225

quicknessc1230

breatha1300

spirita1325

spark1382

naturec1385

sparkle1388

livelinessa1398

rational soula1398

spiracle1398

animal spirit?a1425

vital spiritc1450

soul of the world1525

candle1535

fire1576

three souls1587

vitality?1592

candlelight1596

substance1605

vivacity1611

animality1615

vividity1616

animals1628

life spring1649

archeus1651

vital1670

spirituosity1677

springs of life1681

microcosmetor1684

vital force1702

vital spark (also flame)1704

stamen1718

vis vitae1752

prana1785

Purusha1785

jiva1807

vital force1822

heartbeat1828

world-soul1828

world-spirit1828

life energy1838

life force1848

ghost soul1869

will to live1871

biogen1882

ki1893

mauri1897

élan vital1907

orgone1942

1822 N. Amer. Rev. July 152 Gradually and step by step the vital forces desert the different organs.

1835 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 125 311 In man and most of the vertebrated animals there is a gradual action of the vital forces in different organs till they are fitted for reproduction.

1857 A. Henfrey Elem. Course Bot. §782 The vital forces appear to be of more than one kind.

1870 Nature 24 Feb. 425/1 There is no evidence whatever to show that the molecular forces of this living matter (‘vital forces’ of most modern writers) are..localised in any one part.

1889 N.E.D. Climacteric, applied to that period of life (usually between the ages of 45 and 60) at which the vital forces begin to decline.

1910 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 18 725 The reproductive vital forces of nature.

1930 Sci. Monthly 30 543/2 Wohler (1800–82) dealt ‘vital forces’ a blow by artificially preparing urea.

1990 A. Stevens On Jung iii. 48 Hippocrates identified health as a state of harmony existing between man, his vital forces and his environment.

2. figurative. A person or thing that exhibits or provides vitality and strength; a significant active factor or element.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > vigorous or energetic person

pealerc1400

terrier1532

swinger1583

whipster1590

fireman1648

my (also me) hearty1735

whitherer1790

spunkie1806

vigorist1807

spunk1808

goer1811

smiter1823

hard hitter1831

blue hen's chicken (also chick)1859

stem-winder1875

vital force1886

live wire1896

towser1901

powerhouse1908

jazzer1912

1886 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 49 768 In England, Holland, and Belgium..the question of ports is directly identified with the vital forces of the country.

1900 Polit. Sci. Q. 15 62 The state board of health has brought into existence hundreds of local boards, and has made them..vital forces in their respective communities.

1920 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 25 629 The school should be a vital force in the community life.

1931 Amer. Hist. Rev. 36 440 His confessions should furnish the key to the vital forces of modern history.

1994 W. Klempa Burning Bush & Few Acres of Snow 102 The Calvinist system..has continued to be a vital force within Anglican, Baptist, Congregational, Presbyterian and Reformed churches.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vital force
释义	vital forcen. Brit. /vʌɪtl ˈfɔːs/, U.S. /ˈˌvaɪdl ˈfɔrs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: vital adj., force n.¹ Etymology: < vital adj. + force n.¹, probably after classical Latin vīs vītālis (Cicero). 1. An immaterial force or principle viewed as present in and animating living things and sustaining their life; (Biology) such a force or energy regarded as distinct from ordinary chemical and physical forces; = life force n. at life n. Compounds 3, vis vitae at vis n.² 2d. In extended use: vitality, vigour, energy.As the 19th cent. progressed, and the chemical and physical nature of biological phenomena became apparent, the idea of a vital force lost currency as a scientific concept. Cf. also élan vital n. a. In singular. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > vital principle > [noun] souleOE lifeOE spiritusOE bloodOE ghostOE life and soulOE quickship?c1225 quicknessc1230 breatha1300 spirita1325 spark1382 naturec1385 sparkle1388 livelinessa1398 rational soula1398 spiracle1398 animal spirit?a1425 vital spiritc1450 soul of the world1525 candle1535 fire1576 three souls1587 vitality?1592 candlelight1596 substance1605 vivacity1611 animality1615 vividity1616 animals1628 life spring1649 archeus1651 vital1670 spirituosity1677 springs of life1681 microcosmetor1684 vital force1702 vital spark (also flame)1704 stamen1718 vis vitae1752 prana1785 Purusha1785 jiva1807 vital force1822 heartbeat1828 world-soul1828 world-spirit1828 life energy1838 life force1848 ghost soul1869 will to live1871 biogen1882 ki1893 mauri1897 élan vital1907 orgone1942 1702 R. Steele Funeral v. 72 I am seiz'd by Nature—How shall I View A Breathless lump of Clay—Him whose high Veins Convey'd to me this Vital Force, and Motion. 1760 J. Langhorne Job i. 9 The Vision struck, The vital Force my shudd'ring Limbs forsook. 1811 W. Mason Argentile & Curan i. ii. 219 Ed. Think'st thou it possible He should live long? Pri... If he should, his vital force so spent, It were a miracle. 1843 C. Scudamore Med. Visit Gräfenberg 92 The higher importance and still greater influence of vital force and nervous energy, as compared with simple chemical action. 1860 R. W. Emerson Fate in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 10 In certain men, digestion and sex absorb the vital force. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 Apr. 3/1 The most robust-lunged must find the stifling atmosphere a severe drain on their vital force. 1916 in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) viii. 187 Across the troubled waters one can only steer by compass—not to do anything that is not honourable & manly, & subject to that to use my vital force to the utmost effect to win the war. 1955 B. C. L. Kemp Elem. Org. Chem. (new ed.) i. 2 There gradually grew up the tacit assumption that organic chemistry was a wholly separate branch of chemical science, largely governed by the workings of a mysterious agency called vital force. 1994 Nat. Health Nov. 64/2 A dog with kennel bronchitis moving to pneumonia may need to start with Chinese herbs and antibiotics..if its vital force is extremely low. b. In plural. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > vital principle > [noun] souleOE lifeOE spiritusOE bloodOE ghostOE life and soulOE quickship?c1225 quicknessc1230 breatha1300 spirita1325 spark1382 naturec1385 sparkle1388 livelinessa1398 rational soula1398 spiracle1398 animal spirit?a1425 vital spiritc1450 soul of the world1525 candle1535 fire1576 three souls1587 vitality?1592 candlelight1596 substance1605 vivacity1611 animality1615 vividity1616 animals1628 life spring1649 archeus1651 vital1670 spirituosity1677 springs of life1681 microcosmetor1684 vital force1702 vital spark (also flame)1704 stamen1718 vis vitae1752 prana1785 Purusha1785 jiva1807 vital force1822 heartbeat1828 world-soul1828 world-spirit1828 life energy1838 life force1848 ghost soul1869 will to live1871 biogen1882 ki1893 mauri1897 élan vital1907 orgone1942 1822 N. Amer. Rev. July 152 Gradually and step by step the vital forces desert the different organs. 1835 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 125 311 In man and most of the vertebrated animals there is a gradual action of the vital forces in different organs till they are fitted for reproduction. 1857 A. Henfrey Elem. Course Bot. §782 The vital forces appear to be of more than one kind. 1870 Nature 24 Feb. 425/1 There is no evidence whatever to show that the molecular forces of this living matter (‘vital forces’ of most modern writers) are..localised in any one part. 1889 N.E.D. Climacteric, applied to that period of life (usually between the ages of 45 and 60) at which the vital forces begin to decline. 1910 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 18 725 The reproductive vital forces of nature. 1930 Sci. Monthly 30 543/2 Wohler (1800–82) dealt ‘vital forces’ a blow by artificially preparing urea. 1990 A. Stevens On Jung iii. 48 Hippocrates identified health as a state of harmony existing between man, his vital forces and his environment. 2. figurative. A person or thing that exhibits or provides vitality and strength; a significant active factor or element. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > vigorous or energetic person pealerc1400 terrier1532 swinger1583 whipster1590 fireman1648 my (also me) hearty1735 whitherer1790 spunkie1806 vigorist1807 spunk1808 goer1811 smiter1823 hard hitter1831 blue hen's chicken (also chick)1859 stem-winder1875 vital force1886 live wire1896 towser1901 powerhouse1908 jazzer1912 1886 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 49 768 In England, Holland, and Belgium..the question of ports is directly identified with the vital forces of the country. 1900 Polit. Sci. Q. 15 62 The state board of health has brought into existence hundreds of local boards, and has made them..vital forces in their respective communities. 1920 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 25 629 The school should be a vital force in the community life. 1931 Amer. Hist. Rev. 36 440 His confessions should furnish the key to the vital forces of modern history. 1994 W. Klempa Burning Bush & Few Acres of Snow 102 The Calvinist system..has continued to be a vital force within Anglican, Baptist, Congregational, Presbyterian and Reformed churches. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1702
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