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noun
The belief that all physical matter is alive in some sense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of materialism, the belief that all life derives entirely from physical matter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: materialism
Antonyms: none provided
History
From hylo- (“wood, matter”) + Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) + -ism.
Across languages
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