hylic
US/ˈhaɪlɪk/
hylic adjective: synonym of physical, material, or base.
Adjective
hylic (not comparable)
- Synonym of physical, material, or base.
- ...a part of mankind were by original constitution altogether hylic or material...1828, The New Jerusalem Magazine and Theological Inspector, page 155
- The Enthymesis or Achamoth, which was born of the Sophia, the last of the æones, and had fallen from the Pleroma, animated all matter, and produced three orders of beings,—the spiritual, the physical [sic, intending psychical], and hylic natures. The natural Demiurgos formed, in imperfect...1840, Johann Joseph Ignaz von Döllinger, translated by Edward Cox, A History of the Church, volume 1, page 133
Noun
hylic (plural hylics)
- A base man, a person of merely physical concerns without mindfulness of either intellectual or spiritual matters.
hylic meaning in Tamil
hylic in Tamil
- பிழம்பு நிலை, பருப்பொருளுக்குரிய
Synonyms of hylic
Forms of hylic
| plural | hylics |
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Origin of hylic
From Medieval Latin hylicus, from Ancient Greek ὑλικός (hulikós, “wooden, material”), from ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē, “wood, matter”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic, forming adjectives”). As a noun, a clipped calque of homo hylicus (“hylic man”).
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Questions about hylic
- What does hylic mean?
- Hylic means synonym of physical, material, or base.
- What is hylic in Tamil?
- Hylic in Tamil is பிழம்பு நிலை, பருப்பொருளுக்குரிய. See Hylic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hylic?
- Hylic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce hylic?
- Hylic is pronounced /ˈhaɪlɪk/ (US).
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