hylical
UK/ˈhʌɪlɪkəl/US/ˈhaɪlɪkəl/
hylical adjective: synonym of physical or material.
Adjective
hylical (comparative more hylical, superlative most hylical)
- Synonym of physical or material.
- So it is manifeſt that the Heretical Valentinians underſtood their Maſter Plato, when they made their Choical Men to periſh immediately upon this Diſſolution from the Body. Theſe Choical Men were ſuppoſed deſtitute even of the Pnoe. They are the ſame with thoſe which were call'd Hylical.1708, Henry Dodwell Sr, The Natural Mortality of Humane Souls..., page 50
- Gnosticism reveals the same conception of a triple order of humanity... Upon this psychological basis, Valentinus seeks to outline a philosophy of history in which Pagans assume the lowest position of hylical men, Jews the next rank of the psychical, while the highest order of the πνευματικοί...1911, Charles Gray Shaw, The Value & Dignity of Human Life..., p. 46
- Synonyms:
- physical or material
Synonyms of hylical
- physical or material
Forms of hylical
| comparative | more hylical |
|---|---|
| superlative | most hylical |
Origin of hylical
From hyle + -ical, originally translating Latin hylicus in notes on Irenaeus's Against Heretics after the manner of earlier psychical and pneumatical, from Ancient Greek ὑλικός (hulikós, “wooden, material”), from ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē, “wood, matter”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic, forming adjectives”).
Questions about hylical
- What does hylical mean?
- Hylical means synonym of physical or material.
- What part of speech is hylical?
- Hylical is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce hylical?
- Hylical is pronounced /ˈhaɪlɪkəl/ (US).
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