hylotheism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌhaɪ.loʊˈθi.ɪzəm/
Etymology
Etymology tree English hylo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)der. Latin theo-der. English theo- Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English theism English hylotheism From hylo- + theism.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Theory equating matter with God or merging one into the other (see pantheism).
- (uncountable) Doctrine of belief that matter is God, or that there is no God except matter and the universe (see materialism).
Deriveds
hylotheists · hylotheistical · hylotheistic · hylotheistically · hylotheist