STAHLIANISM
\stˈɑːli͡ənˌɪzəm], \stˈɑːliənˌɪzəm], \s_t_ˈɑː_l_iə_n_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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stäl'i-an-izm, n. the doctrines of Georg Ernst Stahl, a German physician (1660-1734), who held that there exists a mysterious force residing in, but independent of, matter, not only forming the body, but directing it in all its functions--also STAHL'ISM.--adj. STAHL'IAN.
By Thomas Davidson
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