"hyloist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hyloists [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “matter”) + -ist. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ὕλη||matter}} Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “matter”), {{suffix|en||ist}} + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} hyloist (plural hyloists)
  1. (now rare, historical) Someone who believes that matter is God, or that there is no distinction between the two; a materialist. Tags: archaic, historical Synonyms: hylotheist, hylist
    Sense id: en-hyloist-en-noun-OZwziNze Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist

Inflected forms

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