1. of, relating to, or characteristic of hylozoism; ascribing life or consciousness to all matter or to the material universe
Usage: philosophical; formal

Examples

• The ancient philosopher's hylozoistic worldview held that even stones possessed a form of life.
• Some early Greek thinkers adopted hylozoistic principles, believing matter itself was inherently alive.
• Her hylozoistic interpretation of nature contrasted sharply with the mechanistic science of her contemporaries.
• The hylozoistic doctrine suggests that consciousness permeates all physical substance.
• Critics dismissed the hylozoistic approach as unscientific and overly mystical.