Hylism

hī′lizm, n. materialism—also Hy′licism .— ns. Hy′licist ; Hylogen′esis , the origin of matter; Hy′lotheism , the doctrine that there is no God but matter and the universe.— adjs. Hylozō′ical , Hylozois′tic .— ns. Hylozō′ism , the doctrine that all matter is endowed with life; Hylozō′ist .