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Definition of Hylism
1. n. A theory which regards matter as the original principle of evil.
Definition of Hylism
1. Noun. (philosophy) A theory which regards matter as the original principle of evil. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hylism
1. materialism [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hylism
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hylism
Literary usage of Hylism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diabolology: The Person and Kingdom of Satan by Edward Hurtt Jewett (1889)
"The former of these embraces two distinct forms, hylism and ... By hylism all
matter was regarded as an eternal Principle of evil, coexistent with Deity ..."
2. Life and Correspondence of Theodore Parker: Minister of the Twenty-eighth by John Weiss (1864)
"... lest I thus affix the limitations of mere matter, and abut in hylism or in
Pantheism. Yet infinite self-consciousness must belong to God, ..."
3. The Methodist Review (1873)
"... ending in anthropomorphism; nor impersonality, lest I thus affix the limitations
of mere matter, and abut in hylism or in Pantheism. ..."
4. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1866)
"[DUALISM ; hylism.] Parsing:. The art of resolving a sentence into its grammatical
elements or parts. ..."
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