hylémorphisme
French, noun/i.le.mɔʁ.fism/
hylémorphisme is spelled H-Y-L-É-M-O-R-P-H-I-S-M-E (13 letters). Hylémorphisme is a French masculine noun meaning “hylomorphism (doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Philosophie aristotélicienne qui considère que tout être, – objet ou individu –, est composé de manière…”.
What does hylémorphisme mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehylomorphism (doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Philosophie aristotélicienne qui considère que tout être, – objet ou individu –, est composé de manière indissociable d’une matière et d’une forme.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hylémorphisme
- hylémorphismes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hylémorphisme?
- /i.le.mɔʁ.fism/
- /i.le.mɔʁ.fizm/
- \i.le.mɔʁ.fism\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.