Immaterial may refer to:
* The opposite of
matter
In classical physics and general chemistry, matter is any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume. All everyday objects that can be touched are ultimately composed of atoms, which are made up of interacting subatomic pa ...
, material,
materialism
Materialism is a form of monism, philosophical monism according to which matter is the fundamental Substance theory, substance in nature, and all things, including mind, mental states and consciousness, are results of material interactions. Acco ...
, or materialistic
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Maya (illusion)
''Maya'' (; Devanagari: , IAST: ), literally "illusion" or "magic", has multiple meanings in Indian philosophy, Indian philosophies depending on the context. In later Vedic Sanskrit, Vedic texts, connotes a "magic show, an illusion where thing ...
, a concept in all Indian religions, that all matter is a grand illusion
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Incorporeality
Incorporeality is "the state or quality of being incorporeal or bodiless; immateriality; incorporealism." Incorporeal () means "Not composed of matter; having no material existence."
Incorporeality is a quality of souls, spirits, and God in man ...
* Immaterialism, including
subjective idealism
Subjective idealism, or empirical idealism or immaterialism, is a form of philosophical monism that holds that only minds and mental contents exist. It entails and is generally identified or associated with immaterialism, the doctrine that m ...
(and other
idealism
Idealism in philosophy, also known as philosophical realism or metaphysical idealism, is the set of metaphysics, metaphysical perspectives asserting that, most fundamentally, reality is equivalent to mind, Spirit (vital essence), spirit, or ...
/
mentalism
Mentalism is a performing art in which its practitioners, known as mentalists, appear to demonstrate highly developed mental or intuitive abilities. Mentalists perform a theatrical act that includes special effects that may appear to employ ...
/
spiritualism
Spiritualism may refer to:
* Spiritual church movement, a group of Spiritualist churches and denominations historically based in the African-American community
* Spiritualism (beliefs), a metaphysical belief that the world is made up of at leas ...
)
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Immaterial
Immaterial may refer to:
* The opposite of matter, material, materialism, or materialistic
* Maya (illusion), a concept in all Indian religions, that all matter is a grand illusion
* Incorporeality
* Immaterialism, including subjective idealism (a ...
financial matters, in accounting and auditing terms
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''Immaterial'' (collection), a 2002 short story collection by Robert Hood
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Immaterial labor
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It's Immaterial, British pop music band
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Immaterial
Immaterial may refer to:
* The opposite of matter, material, materialism, or materialistic
* Maya (illusion), a concept in all Indian religions, that all matter is a grand illusion
* Incorporeality
* Immaterialism, including subjective idealism (a ...
", a song by Sophie from ''Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides'' (2018)
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