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Instinct

Charles Buck Theological Dictionary

That power which acts on and impels any creature to any particular manner of conduct, not by a view of the beneficial consequences, but merely from a strong impulse supposed necessary in its effects, and to be given them to supply the place of reason.

Bibliography Information
Buck, Charles. Entry for 'Instinct'. Charles Buck Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​cbd/​i/instinct.html. 1802.