V0125000 (vīt′l-ĭz′əm)n. The theory or doctrine that life processes arise from or contain a nonmaterial vital principle and cannot be explained entirely as physical and chemical phenomena.vi′tal·ist adj. & n.vi′tal·is′tic adj.EncyclopediaSeeVitalism
vitalistic
vi·tal·is·tic
(vī'tăl-is'tik), Pertaining to vitalism.ThesaurusSeevitalism