hylozoist
/ˌhaɪləˈzoʊɪst/
noun
- A person who believes that all matter is alive or has a life principle.
- The ancient hylozoist saw the universe as a single, living organism.
- Critics argue that a hylozoist cannot prove that inanimate objects truly possess life.
- As a hylozoist, she believed that even the stones in her garden had a kind of awareness.