Zoism definitions

zoism

doctrine that life originates from a single vital principle
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Zoism

• (n.) Reverence for animal life or belief in animal powers and influences, as among savages. • (n.) A doctrine, now discarded, that the phenomena of life are due to a peculiar vital principle; the theory of vital force.
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Zoism

Zo'ism noun [ Greek zwh` life + -ism .] 1. Reverence for animal life or belief in animal powers and influences, as among savages. 2. (Biol.) A doctrine, now discarded, that the phenomena of life are due to a peculiar vital principle; the theory of vital force.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Z/5

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