a. Obs. [f. as prec. + -AL.] = prec.
1632. L. Rowzee, Qveenes Welles, i. 1–2. No tree [can] bring forth its leaues and fruit, nor any plant its seede, if they be deprived of that vivificall moisture, which maketh them all to grow and prosper.
1665. J. Webb, Stone-Heng (1725), 104. That Vivifical Heat, which … gives Life to all Things.
a. 1686. T. Watson, Body of Div. (1692), 215. Christ is so full of Sap and vivifical Influence, that he makes all, inoculated into him, grow Fruitful.
