hylopathism

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What does hylopathism mean?

The belief that all matter is sentient in some form.

Where does hylopathism come from?

From hylo- (“wood, matter”) + πᾰ́σχειν (pắskhein, “to experience, to feel, to suffer”) + -ism.

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