Vitalismus
German, noun[vitaˈlɪsmʊs]
Vitalismus is a German masculine noun meaning “vitalism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Theorie, die im Bereich des Lebens ein transmaterielles, ordnungsstiftendes Prinzip (Entelechie, Élan vital…”.
What does Vitalismus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevitalism
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Theorie, die im Bereich des Lebens ein transmaterielles, ordnungsstiftendes Prinzip (Entelechie, Élan vital, Vis vitalis etc.) wirken sieht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Vitalismus?
- [vitaˈlɪsmʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vitalismus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vitalismus in German?
Vitalismus appears about once in every 21 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).