hylémorphisme

French

Etymology

By surface analysis, hylé- (“hylo-”) +‎ -morphisme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.le.mɔʁ.fism/, /i.le.mɔʁ.fizm/

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Noun

hylémorphisme m (uncountable)

1. (philosophy) hylomorphism (doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter)

   Synonym: (much less common) hylomorphisme

Further reading

• “hylémorphisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.