hylozoism
hylozoism · hylozoisms
гилозоизм
Hylozoismus
The belief that all physical matter is alive in some senseThe belief that all physical matter is alive in some sense.
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Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The belief that all physical matter is alive in some sense.
Hylozoismus
гилозои́змgilozoízm
(countable, uncountable)Synonym of materialism, the belief that all life derives entirely from physical matter.
Examples
1 sentencesDo you believe in hylozoism?
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
belief that all physical matter is alive:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
belief that all physical matter is alive:
Origin
From hylo- (“wood, matter”) + Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) + -ism.From hylo- (“wood, matter”) + Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) + -ism.
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Forms
plural: hylozoisms| Singular | hylozoism |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsbelief that all physical matter is alive:panbiotism
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable