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hylicism

hylicism noun: synonym of materialism, mindfulness of or belief in mere physical reality and disregard of or disbelief in intellectual and spiritual concerns.

Noun

hylicism (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) Synonym of materialism, mindfulness of or belief in mere physical reality and disregard of or disbelief in intellectual and spiritual concerns.
    Synonyms:
    materialism, mindfulness of or belief in mere physical reality and disregard of or disbelief in intellectual and spiritual concerns

Synonyms of hylicism

  • materialism
  • mindfulness of or belief in mere physical reality and disregard of or disbelief in intellectual and spiritual concerns

Origin of hylicism

From hylic (“physical, material”) + -ism.

Questions about hylicism

What does hylicism mean?
Hylicism means synonym of materialism, mindfulness of or belief in mere physical reality and disregard of or disbelief in intellectual and spiritual concerns.
What part of speech is hylicism?
Hylicism is a noun.

Words near hylicism in the dictionary

  1. hyletics
  2. hylia
  3. hylias
  4. hylic
  5. hylical
  6. hylicism
  7. hylicist
  8. hylicists
  9. hylics
  10. hylid
  11. hylids

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