impellent

Death is unconscious; but unconsciousness is no attribute of a mental state that is living and impellent and constantly manifests its active energy and power in the maintenance of the vital functions of the body.

Psychology and Achievement Being the First of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency Warren Hilton

She seemed to sway, gently, almost imperceptibly, from side to side -- as though she waited for some sign or impellent force to guide her.

The Shadow of the East

Every thought carries with it the impellent energy to effect its realization.

Power of Mental Imagery Being the Fifth of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency Warren Hilton

This conception of thought as impellent -- that is to say, as impelling bodily activity -- is of absolutely fundamental importance.

Psychology and Achievement Being the First of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency Warren Hilton

So numerous and various were the influences, formative and impellent, which combined to bring the colonies up to the precise ripening-point of their independence, as to make it difficult to assign each its proper force.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 098, February, 1876 Various

It may affect the primary, substantial reason or motive of the grant, or constitute merely a secondary or impellent cause of the concession.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

What impellent was driving him toward these introspections?

The Drums of Jeopardy Harold MacGrath 1901

Cleve, noting the smile, divined something of the impellent thought behind that smile, and he grew uneasy.

The Pagan Madonna Harold MacGrath 1901

Becoming a good writer is a painful work and not every man is able to master it and more importantly, continue toiling in this impellent sphere.

Goa Blog 2008

Whether it’d be culturally condoned or not, poligamy is wrong; female circumcision is wrong; the general opression of women and the impellent force to have them be subservient to men are wrong.

Feminism, Multiculturalism, and Teacherly Moments 2004