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hylozoism
The theory that matter is endowed with life, or that life is merely a property of matter.
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hylozoism (s) (noun), hylozoisms (pl)
The philosophical doctrine that matter possess life, and matter and life cannot be separated from each other: Hylozoism is a belief that dates back to the Milesian school of pre-Socratic philosophers, and the term itself was created in 1678 by Ralph Cudworth, an English philosopher.