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The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers.

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  1. n. The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers.
  2. The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers. [Obs.] Johnson.
  3. The vital principle or force which (according to theParacelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of livingbeings; the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers.[Obs.] Johnson.