elan vital[noun]Synonyms: soul, anima, animus, pneuma, psyche, spirit, vital force
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élan vi·tal (vē-tăl
)
n.The vital force hypothesized by Henri Bergson as a source of efficient causation and evolution in nature. Also called
life force.
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