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hylical

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈhaɪlɪkəl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhʌɪlɪkəl/

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adj

Meaning 1

Synonym of physical or material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

Topics: Gnosticism, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: physical or material

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From hyle + -ical, originally translating Latin hylicus in notes on Irenaeus's Against Heretics after the manner of earlier psychical and pneumatical, from Ancient Greek ὑλικός (hulikós, “wooden, material”), from ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē, “wood, matter”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic, forming adjectives”).