Word Study
hylozoism
CIDE DICTIONARY
hylozoism, n. [Gr. wood, matter + life, fr. to live: cf. F. hylozoïsme.].
The doctrine that matter possesses a species of life and sensation, or that matter and life are inseparable. Cudworth. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hylozoism, n. the doctrine that all matter has life.
Etymology
HYLO- + Gk zoe life
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