life principle
life principle
life principle
n : a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed [syn: vital principle ]
life principle
Noun
1. a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed
(synonym) vital principle
(hypernym) causal agent, cause, causal agency
(hyponym) spirit
life principle
Synonyms and related words:
anima, animating force, astral body, atman, bathmism, beating heart, biological clock, biorhythm, blood, breath, breath of life, buddhi, divine breath, divine spark, elan vital, essence of life, force of life, gross body, growth force, heart, heartbeat, heartblood, impulse of life, individual essence, inspiriting force, jiva, jivatma, kama, life breath, life cycle, life essence, life force, life process, lifeblood, linga sharira, living force, manas, mind, ousia, physical body, pneuma, prana, principle of desire, seat of life, soul, spark of life, spirit, sthula sharira, substance of life, vis vitae, vis vitalis, vital energy, vital flame, vital fluid, vital force, vital principle, vital spark, vital spirit
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.