hylic

adjective

hy·​lic

ˈhīlik

1

: of or relating to matter : material corporeal

hylic wants

2

: of or relating to the lowest of the three Gnostic divisions of humankind compare psychic entry 2 sense 3, pneumatic entry 2 sense 1

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin hylicus, from Greek hylikos, from hylē wood, matter + -ikos -ic

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