not endowed with life
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Life — • The enigma of life is still one of the two or three most difficult problems that face both scientist and philosopher Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Life Life … Catholic encyclopedia
life span — 1. the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it. 2. the longevity of an individual. [1915 20] * * * Time between birth and death. It ranges from a… … Universalium
life — 1. Vitality, the essential condition of being alive; the state of existence characterized by such functions as metabolism, growth, reproduction, adaptation, and response to stimuli. 2. Living organisms such as animals and plants. [A.S. lif] half… … Medical dictionary
LIFE SCIENCES — Introduction Biology has become a vast subject which has increasingly merged with traditionally separate disciplines, particularly chemistry and physics. Indeed life sciences is now a more appropriate term than biology. Furthermore the life… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Life insurance trust — A life insurance trust is a trust that is set up for the purpose of owning a life insurance policy. The idea is that if it is an ILIT, an irrevocable life insurance trust, that the trust itself is the policy holder and owner, the payer is the… … Wikipedia
Right to life — is a phrase that describes the belief that a human being has an essential right to live, particularly that a human being has the right not to be killed by another human being. The concept of a right to life is central to debates on the issues of… … Wikipedia
Phenomenological life — is the life considered from a philosophical and rigorously phenomenological point of view. Incarnation It has been defined by the philosopher Michel Henry as what possesses the faculty and the power to feel and to experience oneself in every… … Wikipedia
To make free with — Free Free (fr[=e]), a. [Compar. {Freer} ( [ e]r); superl. {Freest} ( [e^]st).] [OE. fre, freo, AS. fre[ o], fr[=i]; akin to D. vrij, OS. & OHG. fr[=i], G. frei, Icel. fr[=i], Sw. & Dan. fri, Goth. freis, and also to Skr. prija beloved, dear, fr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inanimate — Not alive. [L. in neg. + anima, breath, soul] * * * in·an·i·mate ( )in an ə mət adj not animate: a) not endowed with life or spirit b) lacking consciousness or power of motion * * * in·an·i·mate (in anґĭ mət) [in 2 + animatus alive] 1.… … Medical dictionary
lifeless — life•less [[t]ˈlaɪf lɪs[/t]] adj. 1) not endowed with life; inanimate: lifeless matter[/ex] 2) destitute of living things: a lifeless planet[/ex] 3) deprived of life; dead 4) without animation, liveliness, or spirit; dull; torpid: a lifeless… … From formal English to slang
