life force
noun1
Fantasy, Fiction, Literature, Media, Publishing The hypothetical principle that animates all living organisms.
Supernatural; paranormal; supernatural; paranormal
- The human tribe partakes of the mana or life-force of the animal, and is strengthened[.]1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., page 61:
- "Yes, I'm beating it!" he cried. "Ever since Felkin held his first consultation with Atkinson I have felt the life-force stealing back into me."1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “In which Challenger Meets a Strange Colleague”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
1 more example
- “All I can tell you is that we witches worship the life force. The powers emanate from our bodies.”1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 128:
2
An impulse or influence that gives something life or vitality.
- Synonyms
- élan vital, qi, vital force