hylozoist
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Hylozoist — Hy lo*zo ist, n. A believer in hylozoism. A. Tucker. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hylozoist — noun see hylozoism … New Collegiate Dictionary
hylozoist — noun A proponent of hylozoism … Wiktionary
Hylozoist — Hy|lo|zo|ist der; en, en <zu ↑...ist> Anhänger des Hylozoismus … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
hylozoist — hy·lo·zo·ist … English syllables
hylozoist — ˌhīləˈzōə̇st noun ( s) Etymology: hyl + zo + ist : an advocate of hylozoism … Useful english dictionary
Hylozoism — is the philosophical conjecture that all or some material things possess life, or that all life is inseparable from matter. The English term was introduced by Ralph Cudworth in 1678. Distinction from similar theories Although there is a… … Wikipedia
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
List of ships of the Culture setting — This is a list of spaceships found in the Culture novels by Iain M. Banks. Most ships in this list are members of The Culture, the hybrid society featured in many of these novels. In this setting, each Culture ship, and some others, is also an… … Wikipedia
