hyle

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • matter, the fundamental matter of all things, as opposing the form of all things (Aristotle’s doctrine of matter and form or hylomorphism); in Mediaeval Latin respectively materia prima and forma substantialis
  • the matter of the body, as opposing the soul or mind (Aristotle’s doctrine of the soul)
  • the first matter of the cosmos, an inaccurate interpretation of Aristotle's ἡ πρώτη ὕλη or materia prima

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ὕλη (matter, wood, substance, material, stuff, subject, raw material, forest, timber, grove).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ὕλη

Gloss

matter, wood, substance, material, stuff, subject, raw material, forest, timber, grove

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Kanji

林

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