HYLOZOISM


Meaning of HYLOZOISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhī-lə-ˈzō-ˌi-zəm ]

noun

Etymology: Greek hylē matter, literally, wood + zōos alive, living; akin to Greek zōē life — more at quick

Date: 1678

: a doctrine held especially by early Greek philosophers that all matter has life

• hy·lo·zo·ist -ˈzō-ist noun

• hy·lo·zo·is·tic -zō-ˈis-tik adjective

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