non-vitalistic
|non-vi-tal-is-tic|
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/nɑnˌvaɪtəˈlɪstɪk/
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/nɒnˌvaɪtəˈlɪstɪk/
not based on vitalism
Etymology
'non-vitalistic' is formed from the prefix 'non-' (meaning 'not') plus 'vitalistic', which comes from 'vitalism' ultimately from Latin 'vitalis' meaning 'of life'.
'vitalistic' developed as the adjective of 'vitalism' (from French/Latin roots) with the suffix '-istic'; the negative prefix 'non-' was later attached in modern English to create 'non-vitalistic'.
Originally 'vitalistic' referred to belief in a special life force; 'non-vitalistic' later arose to denote rejection or absence of that belief, keeping the contrastive sense.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
not supporting or based on vitalism; rejecting the idea that a special vital force is necessary to explain life processes.
The researcher adopted a non-vitalistic approach to the study of cellular processes.
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