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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In metaphysics: Materialism; specifically, the doctrines of the early Ionic philosophers.
- noun The theory which regards matter as the principle of evil. Also
hylicism .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Metaph.) A theory which regards matter as the original principle of evil.
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- noun philosophy A theory which regards matter as the original principle of evil.
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek ὕλη (hulē)
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