hylozoistic
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hylozoistic — adjective see hylozoism … New Collegiate Dictionary
hylozoistic — hy·lo·zo·is·tic … English syllables
hylozoistic — |hīləzō|istik adjective Etymology: hyl + zo + istic : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of hylozoism or the hylozoists * * * hylozōˈical or hylozoistˈic adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑hyle … Useful english dictionary
pantheism — pantheist, n. pantheistic, pantheistical, adj. pantheistically, adv. /pan thee iz euhm/, n. 1. the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God… … Universalium
hylozoism — hylozoic, adj. hylozoist, n. hylozoistic, adj. hylozoistically, adv. /huy leuh zoh iz euhm/, n. Philos. the doctrine that matter is inseparable from life, which is a property of matter. [1670 80; HYLO + zo (s. of Gk zoé) life + ISM] * * * View… … Universalium
hylozoism — 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 • hylozoist noun • hylozoistic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
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