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vi|tal|is|tic
vi|tal|is|tic «VY tuh LIHS tihk», adjective.
of or like vitalism or vitalists: »

Until recently, investigation of the central cerebral processes has been confined to the experimental psychologist who, all too frequently in the last resort, seeks the aid of vitalistic postulates (George M. Wyburn).


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  • fa|tal|is|tic — «FAY tuh LIHS tihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with fatalism or fatalists. 2. believing that fate controls everything; accepting things and events as inevitable. –fa´tal|is´ti|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • men|tal|is|tic — «MEHN tuh LIHS tihk», adjective. arising from or having to do with the mind or its processes as opposed to purely physical reality or biological processes: »Bloomfield strove vigorously to avoid mentalistic terms…in the statement of his… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cap|i|tal|is|tic — «KAP uh tuh LIHS tihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with capitalism or capitalists: »capitalistic production. 2. favoring or supporting capitalism: »capitalistic policies. –cap´i|tal|is´ti|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • an|ti|cap|i|tal|is|tic — «AN tee KAP uh tuh LIHS tihk», adjective. = anticapitalist. (Cf. ↑anticapitalism) …   Useful english dictionary

  • en|vi|ron|men|tal|is|tic — «ehn VY ruhn MEHN tuh LIHS tihk», adjective. having to do with or based on environmentalism …   Useful english dictionary

  • fun|da|men|tal|is|tic — «FUHN duh MEHN tuh LIHS tihk», adjective. adhering to fundamentalism …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|stru|men|tal|is|tic — «IHN struh MEHN tuh LIHS tihk», adjective. Philosophy. having to do with instrumentalists or instrumentalism …   Useful english dictionary

  • tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; …   English syllables

  • tal — ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·e·tal; ac·e·tal·ize; ac·mon·i·tal; ac·quit·tal; acrop·e·tal; ac·ti·no·my·ce·tal; ad·i·po·so·gen·i·tal; ad·rec·tal; adre·no·gen·i·tal; aer·odon·tal·gia; agres·tal;… …   English syllables

  • Tal|mud|is|tic — «TAL muh DIHS tihk», adjective. = Talmudic. (Cf. ↑Talmudic) …   Useful english dictionary

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