hylism

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈhaɪlɪzəm/ UK /ˈhaɪlɪzəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the doctrine that matter is the first principle of all things; materialism

Ancient hylism held that everything arose from primal matter.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the doctrine that matter is... materialism hylicism physicalism

Opposites

idealism spiritualism

Word family

Derived forms hylist

Related forms hylicismhylozoismhylic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek hyle ('matter, stuff') + -ism, denoting the doctrine that matter is the first principle of all things.

hyle Ancient Greek

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# hylism

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈhaɪlɪzəm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhaɪlɪzəm/

## Meanings
1. the doctrine that matter is the first principle of all things; materialism

## Examples
- Ancient hylism held that everything arose from primal matter.

## Synonyms
- materialism
- hylicism
- physicalism

## Antonyms
- idealism
- spiritualism

## Derived Forms
- hylist

## Related Forms
- hylicism
- hylozoism
- hylic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hyle

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek hyle ('matter, stuff') + -ism, denoting the doctrine that matter is the first principle of all things.

## AI Etymology
hylism comes from Ancient Greek hyle ('matter, stuff') + -ism, denoting the doctrine that matter is the first principle of all things. Morphologically, the ending is part of the etymology: the suffix is attached to the older base named in the history, producing a later English derivative. In present English, the noun sense is "the doctrine that matter is the first principle of all things; materialism", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as hylicism, hylozoism, and hylic, and in derivatives such as hylist. Its semantic neighborhood includes materialism, hylicism, and physicalism, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Ancient Greek hyle.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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