hylozoism
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hylozoism
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From hylo- (“wood, matter”) + Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) + -ism.
noun hylozoisms
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The belief that all physical matter is alive in some sense.
Hylozoism... makes all Body, as such, and therefore every smallest Atom of it, to have Life Essentially belonging to it.
Similar: panbiotism
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Synonym of materialism, the belief that all life derives entirely from physical matter.
[…] is it not melancholy to hear a man like Steffens somniloquise in such a mystifying cant of Hylozoism, of Pickism, a hodge-podge of the grossest materialism, and the most fantastic yet maudlin moonery?
Similar: materialism
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noun belief that all physical matter is alive
| 中文 | 萬物有生命論 /万物有生命论 wànwù yǒu shēngmìng lùn |
|---|---|
| Français | hylozoïsme |
| Deutsch | Hylozoismus |
| Ελληνικά | υλοζωισμός ylozoïsmós, υλοζωία ylozoḯa |
| Română | hilozoism |
| Русский | гилозои́зм gilozoízm |
Talk about this word "hylozoism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hylozoism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hylozoism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hylozoism "hylozoism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hylozoism.Cite this
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title = {hylozoism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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