n. [ Gr. &unr_; wood, matter + &unr_; life, fr. &unr_; to live: cf. F. hylozoïsme. ] The doctrine that matter possesses a species of life and sensation, or that matter and life are inseparable. [ R. ] Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pan- + Gr. zw^, on an animal. ] (Biol.) A term used to denote all of the elements or factors which constitute vitality or vital energy. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. zwh` life + -ism. ] 1. Reverence for animal life or belief in animal powers and influences, as among savages. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
2. (Biol.) A doctrine, now discarded, that the phenomena of life are due to a peculiar vital principle; the theory of vital force. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
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