Part 5483

<h1>Hylophagous</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw>Hy*loph"a*gous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ wood + <?/ to eat.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Eating green shoots, as certain insects do.</def>

<h1>Hylotheism</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw>Hy"lo*the*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ wood, matter + <?/ God.]</ety> <def>The doctrine of belief that matter is God, or that there is no God except matter and the universe; pantheism. See <er>Materialism</er>.</def>

<h1>Hylotheist</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw>Hy"lo*the*ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who believes in hylotheism.</def>

<h1>Hylozoic</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw>Hy`lo*zo"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to hylozoism.</def>

<h1>Hylozoism</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw>Hy`lo*zo"ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ wood, matter + <?/ life, fr. <?/ to live: cf. F. <ets>hylozo\'8bsme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The doctrine that matter possesses a species of life and sensation, or that matter and life are inseparable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Cudworth.</i>

<h1>Hylozoist</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw>Hy`lo*zo"ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A believer in hylozoism.</def>

<i>A. Tucker.</i>

<h1>Hymar</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw>Hy*mar"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The wild ass of Persia.</def>

<h1>Hymen</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw>Hy"men</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ skin, membrane.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A fold of muscous membrane often found at the orifice of the vagina; the vaginal membrane.</def>

<h1>Hymen</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw>Hy"men</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Class Myth.)</fld> <def>A fabulous deity; according to some, the son of Apollo and Urania, according to others, of Bacchus and Venus. He was the god of marriage, and presided over nuptial solemnities.</def>

<blockquote>Till <b>Hymen</b> brought his love-delighted hour, There dwelt no joy in Eden's rosy bower. <i>Campbell.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Marriage; union as if by marriage.</def>

<blockquote><b>Hymen</b> of element and race. <i>Emerson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Hymeneal, Hymenean</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw><hw>Hy`me*ne"al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Hy`me*ne"an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hymeneius</ets>, <tt>a.</tt>, also <ets>Hymenaeus</ets>, <tt>n.</tt>, Hymen, Gr. <?/ the wedding song, also <?/ Hymen: cf. F. <ets>hym\'82n\'82al</ets>, <ets>hym\'82n\'82en</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to marriage; <as>as, <ex>hymeneal</ex> rites</as>.</def>

<i>Pope.</i>

<h1>Hymeneal, Hymenean</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw><hw>Hy`me*ne"al</hw>, <hw>Hy`me*ne"an</hw>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <def>A marriage song.</def>