life force en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The hypothetical principle that animates all living organisms.
“All I can tell you is that we witches worship the life force. The powers emanate from our bodies.”
1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 128:The human tribe partakes of the mana or life-force of the animal, and is strengthened[.]
1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., page 61:"Yes, I'm beating it!" he cried. "Ever since Felkin held his first consultation with Atkinson I have felt the life-force stealing back into me."
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “In which Challenger Meets a Strange Colleague”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
- (countable, uncountable) An impulse or influence that gives something life or vitality.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| life forces | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
vital force · qi · élan vital
Translations (13)
la animus (principle that animates living organisms) · pl siła życiowa (principle that animates living organisms) · fr élan vital (principle that animates living organisms) · de Lebenskraft (principle that animates living organisms) · fi elämänvoima (principle that animates living organisms) · la anima (principle that animates living organisms) · fr force vitale (principle that animates living organisms) · sv livskraft (principle that animates living organisms) · mi mauri (principle that animates living organisms) · nl levenskracht (principle that animates living organisms) · da livskraft (principle that animates living organisms) · hu életerő (principle that animates living organisms) · it archeo (principle that animates living organisms)