Definition of Hylicist

1. n. A philosopher who treats chiefly of matter; one who adopts or teaches hylism.

Definition of Hylicist

1. Noun. A philosopher who deals chiefly with matter; one who adopts or teaches hylism. ¹

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Definition of Hylicist

1. a materialist [n -S]

Medical Definition of Hylicist

1. A philosopher who treats chiefly of matter; one who adopts or teaches hylism. Origin: Gr. Adj, material, fr. Wood, matter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hylicist

hylarchical
hylas
hylase
hylding
hyldings
hyle
hyleg
hylegs
hylephobia
hyles
hyletics
hylic
hylic tumour
hylicism
hylicisms
hylicist (current term)
hylicists
hylics
hylism
hylisms
hylist
hylists
hylo-
hylobate
hylobates
hylobatidae
hylobatine
hylodes
hylogenesis
hylogeny

Literary usage of Hylicist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of the History of Philosophy by Albert Schwegler (1868)
"... of the hylicist Archelaus ; but the one statement is demonstrably false, and the other at least improbable. Other means of culture than those offered by ..."

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