life-force

Noun

life force (countable and uncountable, plural life forces)

1. The hypothetical principle that animates all living organisms.
   • 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
2. An impulse or influence that gives something life or vitality.

   Synonyms:

   élan vital, qi, vital force