immaterialism: Meaning and Definition of

im•ma•te•ri•al•ism

Pronunciation: (im"u-tēr'ē-u-liz"um), [key]
— n.
  1. the doctrine that there is no material world, but that all things exist only in and for minds.
  2. the doctrine that only immaterial substances or spiritual beings exist.
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