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Hylozoism

[hahy-luh-zoh-iz-uhm]

noun Philosophy.

the doctrine that matter is inseparable from life, which is a property of matter.

Origin:
1670–80; hylo- + zo- (stem of Greek zōḗ) life + -ism

Related forms

hy·lo·zo·ic, adjective

hy·lo·zo·ist, noun

hy·lo·zo·is·tic, adjective

hy·lo·zo·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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hylozoism (ˌhaɪləˈzəʊɪzəm)

—n
	the philosophical doctrine that life is one of the properties of matter

[C17: hylo- + Greek zōē life]

hylo'zoic

—*adj*

hylo'zoist

—n

hylozo'istic

—*adj*

hylozo'istically

—*adv*

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