immaterialism

[ im-uh-teer-ee-uh-liz-uhm ]

/ ˌɪm əˈtɪər i əˌlɪz əm /

noun

the doctrine that there is no material world, but that all things exist only in and for minds.

the doctrine that only immaterial substances or spiritual beings exist.

Origin of immaterialism

1705–15; immaterial + -ism, modeled on materialism

OTHER WORDS FROM immaterialism

im·ma·te·ri·al·ist, noun

Words nearby immaterialism

immanence, immanent, immanentism, Immanuel, immaterial, immaterialism, immateriality, immaterialize, immature, immature cataract, immaturity

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Example sentences from the Web for immaterialism

Show the close relationship between atheism and immaterialism.
The Articles of Faith|James E. Talmage
Here we come upon the issue between materialism and immaterialism.
International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I|Various
At what age of the Christian Church this heresy of immaterialism or masked atheism, crept in, I do not exactly know.
Thomas Jefferson|Gilbert Chinard
But inasmuch as the notion of metaphysics itself seems to exclude materialism, the vital alternative is that of immaterialism.
International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I|Various

In this, of course, he is following Hume, though he applies the Johnsonian argument to Berkeley's immaterialism.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen

British Dictionary definitions for immaterialism

immaterialism

/ (ˌɪməˈtɪərɪəˌlɪzəm) /

noun philosophy

the doctrine that the material world exists only in the mind

the doctrine that only immaterial substances or spiritual beings existSee also idealism (def. 3)

Derived forms of immaterialism

immaterialist, noun

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单词	immaterialism
释义	immaterialism [ im-uh-teer-ee-uh-liz-uhm ] / ˌɪm əˈtɪər i əˌlɪz əm / noun the doctrine that there is no material world, but that all things exist only in and for minds. the doctrine that only immaterial substances or spiritual beings exist. Origin of immaterialism 1705–15; immaterial + -ism, modeled on materialism OTHER WORDS FROM immaterialism im·ma·te·ri·al·ist, noun Words nearby immaterialism immanence, immanent, immanentism, Immanuel, immaterial, immaterialism, immateriality, immaterialize, immature, immature cataract, immaturity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for immaterialism Show the close relationship between atheism and immaterialism. The Articles of Faith\|James E. Talmage Here we come upon the issue between materialism and immaterialism. International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I\|Various At what age of the Christian Church this heresy of immaterialism or masked atheism, crept in, I do not exactly know. Thomas Jefferson\|Gilbert Chinard But inasmuch as the notion of metaphysics itself seems to exclude materialism, the vital alternative is that of immaterialism. International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I\|Various In this, of course, he is following Hume, though he applies the Johnsonian argument to Berkeley's immaterialism. The English Utilitarians, Volume I.\|Leslie Stephen British Dictionary definitions for immaterialism immaterialism / (ˌɪməˈtɪərɪəˌlɪzəm) / noun philosophy the doctrine that the material world exists only in the mind the doctrine that only immaterial substances or spiritual beings existSee also idealism (def. 3) Derived forms of immaterialism immaterialist, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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