nonmaterial
Example Sentences
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The author excludes them all, asserting that belief in any kind of nonmaterial, ethereal world lacks empirical support.
From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2023
Plato suggested that beings in the physical world are imperfect reflections of perfect forms that are part of an invisible, nonmaterial world.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
He utilizes concrete as a nonmaterial in my mind — it’s really about space and how you circulate within it, and the light and the freedom of expression that nevertheless serve a purpose.
From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2021
The “old mysterians” were dualists who believed in nonmaterial properties, such as the soul, that cannot be explained by natural processes.
From Scientific American • Jul. 1, 2018
I don’t think I’ll make any more progress with my mom, but how do I tell everyone else to give only one gift or give nonmaterial presents instead?
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2018
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
