单词 | life-forcer |
释义 | > as lemmaslife-forcer life-forcer n. now historical a believer in Bergson's philosophy of the élan vital (cf. élan vital n.) or in a similar philosophy maintained by others. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > vital principle > [noun] > believer in life force life-forcer1931 orgonomist1950 1931 T. S. Eliot Thoughts after Lambeth 9 These two depressing life-forcers [sc. Bertrand Russell and Aldous Huxley]. 1935 W. H. Auden & C. Isherwood Dog beneath Skin i. (chorus betw. sc. ii & iii) 43 The naughty life-forcer in the norfolk jacket Was the rebels' only uncle. 2007 Independent (Nexis) 17 Dec. 10 It was the spirit of the age. Communists, fascists, surrealists and life-forcers were all in the total transformation business, though their recipes varied. < as lemmas |
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