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panbiotism

panbiotism noun: synonym of hylozoism, the belief that all physical matter is alive in some sense.

Noun

panbiotism (countable and uncountable, plural panbiotisms)

  1. Synonym of hylozoism, the belief that all physical matter is alive in some sense.
    • Not being able to accept Professor Haeckel's doctrine of Panpsychism, I propose what might best be called Panbiotism, briefly set forth in the maxim πᾶν βιωτόν; that is, everything is fraught with life; it contains life; it has the ability to live... The stone possesses no soul; it is void of...1893 January, Paul Carus, “Panpsychism and Panbiotism”, in Monist, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 234, 246-247, & 251
    Synonyms:
    hylozoism

Synonyms of panbiotism

Forms of panbiotism

pluralpanbiotisms

Origin of panbiotism

From pan- (“all”) + Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”) + -ism. Initially coined by Paul Carus in contradistinction with Ernst Haeckel's panpsychism, the belief all physical matter is ensouled.

Questions about panbiotism

What does panbiotism mean?
Panbiotism means synonym of hylozoism, the belief that all physical matter is alive in some sense.
What part of speech is panbiotism?
Panbiotism is a noun.
What is the plural of panbiotism?
The plural of panbiotism is panbiotisms.

Words near panbiotism in the dictionary

  1. panbiogeographer
  2. panbiogeographers
  3. panbiogeographic
  4. panbiogeographical
  5. panbiogeography
  6. panbiotism
  7. panbiotisms
  8. panbroil
  9. panbroiled
  10. panbroiling
  11. panbroils

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