Word: vitalism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: vi
tal
ism
Definition: The doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically.
Morphemes:
Affix: vital
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Relating to, or characteristic of life.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vīta
Language: la
Decoded: vita
Meaning: life
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.