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PRONUNCIATION OF VITALISM

vitalism  [ˈvaɪtəˌlɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VITALISM

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determiner
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Vitalism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VITALISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

vitalism

Vitalism

Vitalism is the doctrine that "living organisms are fundamentally different from non-living entities because they contain some non-physical element or are governed by different principles than are inanimate things". Where vitalism explicitly invokes a vital principle, that element is often referred to as the "vital spark", "energy" or "élan vital", which some equate with the soul. Although now rejected by mainstream science, vitalism has a long history in medical philosophies: most traditional healing practices posited that disease results from some imbalance in vital forces. In the Western tradition founded by Hippocrates, these vital forces were associated with the four temperaments and humours; Eastern traditions posited an imbalance or blocking of qi.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VITALISM


brutalism
ˈbruːtəˌlɪzəm
capitalism
ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm
colonialism
kəˈləʊnɪəˌlɪzəm
formalism
ˈfɔːməˌlɪzəm
imperialism
ɪmˈpɪərɪəˌlɪzəm
journalism
ˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
liberalism
ˈlɪbərəˌlɪzəm
literalism
ˈlɪtərəˌlɪzəm
materialism
məˈtɪərɪəˌlɪzəm
metabolism
mɪˈtæbəˌlɪzəm
minimalism
ˈmɪnɪməˌlɪzəm
nationalism
ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm
Orientalism
ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəˌlɪzəm
photojournalism
ˌfəʊtəʊˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
professionalism
prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm
realism
ˈrɪəˌlɪzəm
socialism
ˈsəʊʃəˌlɪzəm
surrealism
səˈrɪəˌlɪzəm
symbolism
ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm
vandalism
ˈvændəˌlɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VITALISM

vital
vital capacity
vital force
vital organs
vital signs
vital staining
vital statistics
vitalisation
vitalise
vitaliser
vitalist
vitalistic
vitalistically
vitalities
vitality
vitalization
vitalize
vitalizer
vitally
vitalness

WORDS THAT END LIKE VITALISM

alcoholism
cannibalism
citizen journalism
communalism
environmentalism
factionalism
federalism
fundamentalism
idealism
individualism
industrialism
initialism
intellectualism
multiculturalism
multilateralism
mutualism
pastoralism
photorealism
pluralism
spiritualism
traditionalism

Synonyms and antonyms of vitalism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vitalism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VITALISM

Find out the translation of vitalism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vitalism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vitalism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

生机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vitalismo
570 millions of speakers

English

vitalism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वाइटलिज़्म
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المذهب الحيوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

витализм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vitalismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাণবাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vitalisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vitalisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vitalismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

生気
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

활력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vitalisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hoạt lực luận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயிர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जीवनशक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dirimselcilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vitalismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

witalizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

віталізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vitalism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βιταλισμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vitalism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vitalism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vitalisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vitalism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VITALISM»

The term «vitalism» is regularly used and occupies the 107.014 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VITALISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vitalism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VITALISM»

Discover the use of vitalism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vitalism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vitalism: The History of Herbalism, Homeopathy, and Flower ...
In Vitalism: The History of Herbalism, Homeopathy, and Flower Essences, Matthew Wood describes the theories, lives, and work of nine great physicians who laid the groundwork for natural medicine.
Matthew Wood, 2000
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Eighteenth-Century Vitalism: Bodies, Culture, Politics
This book traces the persistent presence of a language of vital nature not only in eighteenth-century science, but in literary and philosophical writing too: in moral philosophy, theories of sensibility and political economy, and in the ...
Catherine Packham, 2012
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The Spirit of Vitalism: Health, Beauty and Strength in ...
Additionally, the volume highlights the prevalence of the interest in health, beauty and strength in the culture of everyday life during the period 1890-1940: exemplified, for example, by the reintroduction of the Olympic Games in 1896, the ...
Gertrud Hvidberg-Hansen, Gertrud Oelsner, 2011
4
Gilles Deleuze: Vitalism and Multiplicity
A clear guide to the work of Gilles Deleuze, widely regarded as one of the major postwar proponents of Nietzschean thought in continental philosophy.
John Marks, 1998
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A cultural history of medical vitalism in enlightenment ...
One of the key themes of the Enlightenment was the search for universal laws and truths that would help illuminate the workings of the universe.
Elizabeth Ann Williams, 2003
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The Racial Discourses of Life Philosophy: N gritude, ...
Revisiting narratives on life that were produced in this age of machinery and war, Donna V. Jones shows how Bergson, Nietzsche, and the poets Leopold Senghor and Aim C saire fashioned the concept of life into a central aesthetic and ...
Donna V. Jones, 2013
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The History & Theory of Vitalism...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Hans Driesch, 2012
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Inventive Life: Approaches to the New Vitalism
This book demonstrates how and why vitalism - the idea that life cannot be explained by the principles of mechanism - matters now.
Mariam Fraser, Sarah Kember, Celia Lury, 2006
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Vitalism In Modern Art, C. 1900-1950: Otto Dix, Stanley ...
This book traces the wider history of vitalism in order to explain why it assumed such a remarkable force in the modernist period, and then refines the theme by tracing vitalism in modern art, focusing on four major vitalist artists, the ...
Richard A. Lofthouse, 2005
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The History and Theory of Vitalism Authorised Translation by ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Hans Driesch, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VITALISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vitalism is used in the context of the following news items.
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髪と頭皮のプロが作ったカラートリートメント「VITALISM kulo(バイタ …
昨年発売後、男性用、女性用ともにスカルプシャンプーが様々なコスメサイトでランクインし、毎日のシャンプーで髪と頭皮を改善できると好評となった「VITALISM(バイタ ... «PR TIMES, Jun 15»
2
Chemistry Questions: Organic Compounds, Life, and Vitalism
This concept is known as vitalism. At the time, scientists presumed organic compounds to contain some mysterious vital force. Wöhler's 1828 experiment ... «Decoded Science, Feb 15»
3
Signs from Science
... variety of vitalism, warmed over with new buzzwords and supposed justifications. ... My views can be distinguished from vitalism, which is a question about the ... «The American Conservative, Dec 14»
4
POV: The Legacy of World War I
Jünger's celebration of hard vitalism and of war and nation, not pacifism or cosmopolitanism, is a sadly truer representation of postwar (interwar) views. «BU Today, Nov 14»
5
Should you play ArcheAge? (review)
The ten possible skill trees are: shadowplay, archery, sorcery, auramancy, occultism, songcraft, witchcraft, defense, battlerage, and vitalism. The story in the ... «VentureBeat, Oct 14»
6
Crash course in medical history
Magendie was one among the main critics of the dominant medical theories (humorism and vitalism) and the use of unproven methods on human patients. «Speaking of Research, Aug 14»
7
The Game-Changing Discovery of Synthetic Urine
This was a philosophy known as vitalism. Only organic life could produce the compounds associated with organic life. The living and non-living worlds were ... «io9, Jul 14»
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へアケアとスカルプケア、シャンプー選択の意外な基準とは?
ヘアジニアス・ラボラトリーズが展開する「VITALISM」は、へアケアとスカルプケアを同時に期待できる、新発想のシャンプー&コンディショナーだ。表参道スキンクリニック・ ... «RBB Today, Jun 14»
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Prominent Platonic Pairings
Empathy, Vitalism, Alzheimer's, Physical Paradoxes and other things found in ... Empathy, Vitalism, Alzheimer's, Physical Paradoxes and other things found in ... «Patheos, Jun 14»
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Dr. Ali Zentner on homeopathy: 'I only speak the truth'
He and most of his contemporaries believed in a supernatural “vital force” called “Vitalism” which governed all living processes. “Vitalism” was the explanation ... «Globalnews.ca, Apr 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Vitalism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/vitalism>. Apr 2024 ».
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