- hylomorphism
- This word (from the Greek hylē, meaning "wood" or "matter," and morphē, meaning "form") refers to thescholastic teaching that explains reality in terms of matter and form.
Glossary of theological terms. John T. Ford. 2014.
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hylomorphism — The doctrine that every thing is a combination of matter (materia prima ) and form. The doctrine was asserted by Aquinas, who possibly erroneously believed it to be Aristotelian, and was developed in increasingly subtle and confident ways in late … Philosophy dictionary
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hylomorphism — n. (Philosophy) theory that every physical object is made up of two principles which are matter (that is only potential) and form (that makes the object a reality) … English contemporary dictionary
hylomorphism — [ˌhʌɪlə(ʊ) mɔ:fɪz(ə)m] noun Philosophy the doctrine that matter is the first cause of the universe and that physical objects result from the combination of matter and form. Derivatives hylomorphic adjective Origin C19: from hylo + Gk morphē form … English new terms dictionary
hylomorphism — hy·lo·mor·phism … English syllables
hylomorphism — Гилеморфизм … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
