Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hylotheism

/ˌhaɪ.loʊˈθi.ɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-lothe-ism
IPA
/ˌhaɪ.loʊˈθi.ɪzəm/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Theory equating matter with God or merging one into the other (see pantheism).

Uncountable

noun

Doctrine of belief that matter is God, or that there is no God except matter and the universe (see materialism).

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English hylo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)der. Latin theo-der. English theo- Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English theism English hylotheism From hylo- + theism.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Derived Forms

hylotheist hylotheistic hylotheistical hylotheistically hylotheists

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Questions

How do you pronounce hylotheism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪ.loʊˈθi.ɪzəm/.
What does hylotheism mean?
Theory equating matter with God or merging one into the other (see pantheism).
Where does hylotheism come from?
Etymology tree English hylo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)der. Latin theo-der. English theo- Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English theism English hylotheism From hylo- + theism.

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