panzoism

[Pref. pan-; Gr. zöē life, and Eng. suff. -ism.] Biol.: A term used to denote all the elements or factors which constitute vital energy or life. ( Her bert Spencer , in Ann andale .) păp (1), *pappe (1), subst . [Of onomatopoetic origin, and cognate with Dut. pap =pap: German pappe ; Sw. papa ; Ital. pappa , from Lat.pappa . Cf. Dan. pap =pasteboard; Sw. papp .] 1. Soft food for infants, made of bread boiled or soaked in water or milk. "Oh, folly worthy of the nurse's lap! Give it the breast, or stop its mouth with pap ." Cowper: Conversation, 485. 2. The soft pulp of fruit. * Pap with a hatchet : A kindne done in an unkind or rough manner.