adjective
- of or relating to hylozoism; believing that all matter is alive or possesses life or consciousness
Usage: philosophy; rare; formal
Examples
- The ancient hylozoic philosophers believed that even stones possessed a form of life.
- Some early Greek thinkers held hylozoic views about the nature of matter.
- The hylozoic perspective challenges the modern distinction between living and non-living things.
- Medieval alchemists sometimes adopted hylozoic ideas in their theoretical frameworks.