hylic (Meaning)
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hylic (a.)
Of or pertaining to matter; material; corporeal; as, hylic influences.
Synonyms & Antonyms of hylic
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hylic Sentence Examples
- Hylic matter, according to Plato, is the physical, material realm of existence.
- The hylic principle is that which gives rise to material objects and their properties.
- In Plotinus's philosophy, the hylic is the lowest level of existence, characterized by multiplicity and instability.
- Gnostic belief systems often posit a hylic demiurge as the creator of the material world.
- The hylic body, in the Hermetic tradition, is the physical body that houses the soul.
- Hylic emanations are thought to be the intermediary entities through which the divine manifests in the material world.
- In some Neoplatonic writings, the hylic soul is believed to be the lowest aspect of the soul, concerned with physical needs and desires.
- The hylic is often contrasted with the pneumatic, which is the spiritual or immaterial realm.
- Some spiritual practices seek to transcend the hylic and experience the higher realms of existence.
- The hylic dimension is believed by some to be a realm of illusion and suffering, from which liberation is sought.
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Of or pertaining to matter; material; corporeal; as, hylic influences.
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No antonyms found.
Hylic matter, according to Plato, is the physical, material realm of existence.
The hylic principle is that which gives rise to material objects and their properties.
In Plotinus's philosophy, the hylic is the lowest level of existence, characterized by multiplicity and instability.
Gnostic belief systems often posit a hylic demiurge as the creator of the material world.
