hyloist en · NOUN
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “matter”) + -ist.
Meanings
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(archaic, historical) Someone 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hylist | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hyloists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |