hylozoist

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noun

A proponent of hylozoism.

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Meanings

nounhylozoist (plural hylozoists)

plural hylozoists

  1. A proponent of hylozoism.
adjectivehylozoist (comparative more hylozoist, superlative most hylozoist)

comparative more hylozoist · superlative most hylozoist

  1. Pertaining to or reflecting hylozoism; hylozoic.

    Contemporary French “materialists” […] derived out of Leibnitz's monads a hylozoist argument that ultimate particles of matter possessed qualities of sentience, emotion, and thought.

    2004, Robert E Schofield, The Enlightened Joseph Priestley, Pennsylvania State University, published 2004, page 70

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hylozoic

Origin

From hylozo(ism) + -ist.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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