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phrenism

phrenism noun: a supposed "thought force" in vitalism.

Noun

phrenism (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A supposed "thought force" in vitalism.

Origin of phrenism

From phreno- + -ism.

Questions about phrenism

What does phrenism mean?
Phrenism means a supposed "thought force" in vitalism.
What part of speech is phrenism?
Phrenism is a noun.

Words near phrenism in the dictionary

  1. phrenicotomies
  2. phrenicotomized
  3. phrenicotomy
  4. phrenicotripsy
  5. phrenics
  6. phrenism
  7. phrenitic
  8. phrenitides
  9. phrenitis
  10. phreno-
  11. phrenocostal

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