English Explanatory Dictionary

hylozoism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The belief that all physical matter is alive in some sense.
  2. Synonym of materialism, the belief that all life derives entirely from physical matter.

Word forms

hylozoism hylozoisms

Etymology

From hylo- (“wood, matter”) + Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) + -ism.

Synonyms

panbiotism materialism

Related words

hylozoic hylozoical hylozoist hylozoistic hylozoistically hyle and Category:English terms prefixed with hylo- animism pandeism panpsychism pantheism panvitalism
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