the theory or doctrine that material things exist only as mental perceptions or ideas
immaterialism
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immaterialism
noun
A metaphysical doctrine denying the existence of matter.
Related Forms:
- im′ma·te′ri·al·ist
adjective
noun
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Noun
- (philosophy) The metaphysical denial of the existence of the material world
Origin
immaterial + -ism
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