hyloist

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noun

Someone who believes that matter is God, or that there is no distinction between the two; a materialist.

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hylotheist
OriginAncient Greek ὕλη →
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Meanings

nounhyloist (plural hyloists)

plural hyloists · alternative hylist

  1. archaichistoricalSomeone 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 & antonyms

nounSomeone who believes that matter is God, or that there is no distinction between the two; a materialist.

Similar
hylotheist
Also see
materialist

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὕλη“matter”
  2. Englishhyloist

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

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APA

hyloist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyloist

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“hyloist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyloist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyloist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyloist.

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