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immaterialism

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im·ma·te·ri·al·ism  (m-tîr--lzm)
n.
A metaphysical doctrine denying the existence of matter.
imma·teri·al·ist adj. & n.
immaterialism [ˌɪməˈtɪərɪəˌlɪzəm]
n Philosophy
1. (Philosophy) the doctrine that the material world exists only in the mind
2. (Philosophy) the doctrine that only immaterial substances or spiritual beings exist See also idealism [3]
immaterialist  n
immaterialism
the belief that material things have no objective existence but exist only as mental perceptions. — immaterialist, n. — immaterial, adj.
See also: Philosophy


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