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hylopathy.

The ability of a spirit to penetrate and affect matter.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The ability of a spirit to penetrate and affect matter.

    obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From hylo- + -pathy, after the model of Ancient Greek ὑλοπάθεια (hulopátheia), from ὕλη (húlē, “wood, matter”) + πᾰ́σχειν (pắskhein, “to experience, to feel, to suffer”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming nouns”).

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