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Noun: life principle  lIf prin-su-pul
  1. A hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed
    "Some philosophers argue that the life principle cannot be reduced to mere chemical processes";
    - vital principle

Derived forms: life principles

Type of: causal agency, causal agent, cause