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hylomorphism

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌhaɪləˈmɔːfɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hī′lə môr′fiz əm)

hy•lo•mor•phism (hī′lə môr′fiz əm),USA pronunciation n. [Philos.]

Philosophythe theory that every physical object is composed of two principles, an unchanging prime matter and a form deprived of actuality with every substantial change of the object.

hylo- + -morphism 1885–90

hy′lo•mor′phist, n.

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hylomorphism /ˌhaɪləˈmɔːfɪzəm/ n

the philosophical doctrine that identifies matter with the first cause of the universe

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