élan vital

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French élan vital, coined by Henri Bergson.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "French" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /elɑ̃ vital/

Noun

élan vital (uncountable)

  1. The life force or vital principle posited in the philosophy of Henri Bergson; any mysterious or creative vital principle.
    • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 803:
      Electricity! the force of the future—for everything, you know, including the élan vital itself, will soon be proven electrical in nature.

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