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Stahlism

Stahlism proper noun: the obsolete theory that all matter has a vital force and that every vital action is a function or operation of the soul.

Proper noun

Stahlism

  1. The obsolete theory that all matter has a vital force and that every vital action is a function or operation of the soul.

Forms of Stahlism

alternative formStahlianism

Origin of Stahlism

From Stahl + -ism, after Georg Ernst Stahl (1659–1734), German chemist and physician.

Questions about Stahlism

What does Stahlism mean?
Stahlism means the obsolete theory that all matter has a vital force and that every vital action is a function or operation of the soul.
What part of speech is Stahlism?
Stahlism is a proper noun.

Words near Stahlism in the dictionary

  1. Stahlhelmers
  2. Stahlhelms
  3. Stahlian
  4. Stahlianism
  5. Stahlians
  6. Stahlism
  7. Stahlist
  8. Stahlists
  9. Stahlman
  10. Stahlmann
  11. Stahlmans

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