n.
Pronunciation: ˌ h ī -l ə - ' z ō - ˌ i-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek hyl ē matter, literally, wood + z ō os alive, living; akin to Greek z ō ē life ― more at QUICK
Date: 1678
: a doctrine held especially by early Greek philosophers that all matter has life
– hy · lo · zo · ist \ - ' z ō -ist \ noun
– hy · lo · zo · is · tic \ -z ō - ' is-tik \ adjective