immaterial
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7.4
- adjective
- /ˌɪməˈtɪriəl/
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incorpóreo
- Humans are an immaterial soul or spirit trapped within a physical body.
- immaterial soul
- immaterial individuality
- immaterial principle
We are also immaterial or even this body is immaterial.
- We are also immaterial or even this body is immaterial.
- And Plato views these forms as something immaterial.
- It's a trick of the mind, if it, as it were, that makes you think that you are an immaterial being inside a material body.
- Is it some residue of some, some soul, some immaterial soul?
- Transcendent, immaterial or spirit, eternal, powerful, smart, personal caring.
- Humans are an immaterial soul or spirit trapped within a physical body.
- So the due list thinks that consciousness is immaterial outside of the physical workings of the body and the brain.
Examples
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It's a trick of the mind, if it, as it were, that makes you think that you are an immaterial being inside a material body.
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There must be something extra, something immaterial about us, the soul.
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Often we think of the Lord today as kind of immaterial and formless.
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If the active principle of thinking is taken as an immaterial power, then how can it be individuated?
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Aristotle claims that thinking is immaterial in that it is not the actuality of matter.
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As the intellect's activity, thinking is likewise incorporeal or immaterial.
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We ourselves, our souls, the seats of our consciousness, are immaterial spirits allied in their nature to this immaterial True Being.
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The concept of love is often seen as an immaterial feeling that transcends physical existence.
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Spiritual beliefs often focus on the immaterial aspects of life, such as the soul and consciousness.
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Many philosophers argue that ideas and thoughts are immaterial, existing beyond the physical realm.
Synonyms
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7.2
Something that cannot be touched and is often a feeling or quality
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6.8
Not solid or strong and not filling
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9.9
Not having a physical body or shape that you can touch
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7.0
Not having a body you can touch or see
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8.1
Not having a physical form, like a spirit or ghost
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9.8
Without a physical body or shape
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7.7
Has no physical form and is about ideas or feelings
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9.3
Hard to feel or notice with your senses
Not having a physical form like a ghost or spirit
A being that has no physical body like a ghost
Not having a physical body, like a ghost
About the mind or spirit rather than the body
A thing that has no physical form and cannot be touched
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Etymology
Immaterial comes from Latin parts in- 'not' and material 'matter', the same root as the English word material meaning 'physical stuff'. So in this sense immaterial means 'not made of physical stuff', like a ghost or a spirit.