| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| mechanism | the belief that life is explainable by mechanical forces |
| mechanisms | MECHANISM, the belief that life is explainable by mechanical forces |
| mechanist | an adherent of mechanism, the belief that life is explainable by mechanical forces |
| mechanists | MECHANIST, an adherent of mechanism, the belief that life is explainable by mechanical forces |
| nihilistic | Rejecting all religious and moral principles in the belief that life is meaningless |
| vitalist | the doctrine that phenomena are only partly controlled by mechanical forces, and are in some measure self-determining |
