hylozoic

hylozoic

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  • Hylozoic — Hy lo*zo ic, a. Of or pertaining to hylozoism. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hylozoic — See hylozoism. * * * …   Universalium

  • hylozoic — hy·lo·zo·ic …   English syllables

  • hylozoic — |hīlə|zōik adjective Etymology: hyl + zo + ic : of or relating to hylozoism …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 — 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

  • Cosmoplastic — Cos mo*plas tic (k?z m? pl?s t?k), a. [Gr. ko smos the world + pla ssein to form.] Pertaining to a plastic force as operative in the formation of the world independently of God; world forming. Cosmoplastic and hylozoic atheisms. Gudworth. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ralph Cudworth — (1617 – 26 June 1688) was an English philosopher, the leader of the Cambridge Platonists. Contents 1 Life …   Wikipedia

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