hyle

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Synonym of matter, physical substance.
2. noun Synonym of protomatter, the first matter of the cosmos from which the four elements arose according to Empedocles and Aristotle.

Similar words

matter hyla hylicist hyloism hylist hydrium hulotheism hylicism hylopathy hypo

Often followed by

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