Main Entry:

hy·lo·zo·ism

Pronunciation:

\ˌhī-lə-ˈzō-ˌi-zəm\

Function:

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

— hy·lo·zo·ist \-ˈzō-ist\ noun

— hy·lo·zo·is·tic \-zō-ˈis-tik\ adjective