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hyloist

hyloist noun: someone who believes that matter is God, or that there is no distinction between the two; a materialist.

Noun

hyloist (plural hyloists)

  1. (archaic, historical) Someone who believes that matter is God, or that there is no distinction between the two; a materialist.
    • But, leaving for the present, as far as relates to the material world, the materialists, hyloists, and antihyloists, to settle this point among them […]: we may very safely assert that the esse of happiness is percipi. It exists as it is perceived.1818, Thomas Love Peacock, Nightmare Abbey, section VII
    Synonyms:
    hylotheist

Synonyms of hyloist

Forms of hyloist

pluralhyloists
alternative formhylist

Origin of hyloist

From Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “matter”) + -ist.

Questions about hyloist

What does hyloist mean?
Hyloist means someone who believes that matter is God, or that there is no distinction between the two; a materialist.
What part of speech is hyloist?
Hyloist is a noun.
What is the plural of hyloist?
The plural of hyloist is hyloists.

Words near hyloist in the dictionary

  1. hylogenesis
  2. hylogeny
  3. hyloid
  4. hyloids
  5. hyloism
  6. hyloist
  7. hyloists
  8. hylomania
  9. hylomorphic
  10. hylomorphical
  11. hylomorphically

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