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noun
The vital principle or force believed by the Paracelsians to be responsible for alchemical reactions within living bodies, and hence for the growth and continuation of life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: alchemy, pseudoscience
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “original, ancient”).
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