hylotheism

American

[hahy-luh-thee-iz-uhm] / ˌhaɪ ləˈθi ɪz əm /

noun

any philosophical doctrine identifying a god or gods with matter.

hylotheism British

/ ˌhaɪləˈθiːɪzəm /

noun

the doctrine that God is identical to matter

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Other Word Forms

hylotheist noun
hylotheistic adjective
hylotheistical adjective

Etymology

Origin of hylotheism

First recorded in 1820–30; hylo- + theism

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Associated words: material, immaterial, materiality, immateriality, atom, molecule, chemistry, hylism, hylotheism, hylopathism, hylogenesis, materialism, physics, somatics, somatology. matter, v. import, signify, be of importance; maturate, suppurate. matter-of-fact, a. practical, pragmatical, unimaginative, commonplace, prosaic. maturate, v. suppurate; mature. maturation, n. suppuration; maturing. mature, a. full-grown, ripe, developed, perfect; prepared, finished.

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