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hy·lo·zo·ism | \ ˌhī-lə-ˈzō-ˌi-zəm 
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\Definition of hylozoism
: a doctrine held especially by early Greek philosophers that all matter has life
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hylozoist \ ˌhī-lə-ˈzō-ist \ noun
\ nounhylozoistic \ ˌhī-lə-zō-ˈi-stik \ adjective
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The first known use of hylozoism was in 1678
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