as in spiritual
not composed of matter
Newton's laws explain the effects of nonmaterial forces on bodies
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Put simply, superheated plasma was being tested as fuel, but the temperatures melted any sort of solid container, so the experiments used nonmaterial vessels formed from extremely powerful magnetic fields.
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Werner Herzog, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
The author excludes them all, asserting that belief in any kind of nonmaterial, ethereal world lacks empirical support.
—Denis Alexander, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
So people escaped into the nonmaterial world.
—Keith Gessen, Vogue, 19 May 2022
In another time, and another year, showing appreciation for your pals could come in many nonmaterial forms (like quality time), but a tangible gift during a time of great stress—and separation, as folks social distance—can mean a great deal right now.
—Lori Keong, SELF, 14 Dec. 2020
The first part of the book is committed to a ground-clearing exercise, describing the various concepts of the nonmaterial soul that feature in many different religious belief systems.
—Denis Alexander, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
The real challenge in terms of 2022 earnings is going to be addressing inflation in other costs, so nonmaterial costs.
—George Stahl, WSJ, 12 Feb. 2022
Robert Kagan also emphasized the role of nonmaterial motives in U.S. foreign policy.
—William A. Galston, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2022
An example of a nonmaterial breach is a landlord thinking their tenant is not cleaning enough, but nothing has been damaged.
—Randy Furst, Star Tribune, 11 July 2021
Werner Herzog, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
The author excludes them all, asserting that belief in any kind of nonmaterial, ethereal world lacks empirical support.
—Denis Alexander, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
So people escaped into the nonmaterial world.
—Keith Gessen, Vogue, 19 May 2022
In another time, and another year, showing appreciation for your pals could come in many nonmaterial forms (like quality time), but a tangible gift during a time of great stress—and separation, as folks social distance—can mean a great deal right now.
—Lori Keong, SELF, 14 Dec. 2020
The first part of the book is committed to a ground-clearing exercise, describing the various concepts of the nonmaterial soul that feature in many different religious belief systems.
—Denis Alexander, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
The real challenge in terms of 2022 earnings is going to be addressing inflation in other costs, so nonmaterial costs.
—George Stahl, WSJ, 12 Feb. 2022
Robert Kagan also emphasized the role of nonmaterial motives in U.S. foreign policy.
—William A. Galston, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2022
An example of a nonmaterial breach is a landlord thinking their tenant is not cleaning enough, but nothing has been damaged.
—Randy Furst, Star Tribune, 11 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonmaterial
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Sitting beside her was a spiritual adviser, his hands on his knees palms up.JEFFREY COLLINS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Sitting beside her was a spiritual advisor, his hands on his knees, palms up.Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Though scientific evidence for crystal healing is yet to be established, many spiritual practitioners believe in their metaphysical properties, which support emotional and spiritual transformation.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Faces of the family’s ancestors, carved by their grandfather, grace the piano with a metaphysical weight beyond anything measured by a hardware store scale.Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 23 Oct. 2024
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If reason teaches that God is incorporeal, this means that God has no body; God does not physically see, nor do people see God.Randy L. Friedman, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2024
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The digital files are incorporeal.BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2021
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Some see the paltry number of artifacts returned as an inherent insult, while others protest that the immaterial aspects of their cultural past were never lost and shouldn’t be discounted.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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To a threat actor working to break into and move through a network, the form and function of an asset is immaterial.Jim Hyman, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Ansari answers crypto question with call for campaign finance reform Ansari’s candidacy was boosted by a massive expenditure from advocates of cryptocurrency, the digital currencies that exist on nonphysical, decentralized ledger systems.Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
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One of Ansari’s top financial backers was a group advocating for cryptocurrency, the digital currencies that exist on nonphysical, decentralized ledger systems.Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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There was good and evil in the world—not in the colloquial sense but in the literal, supernatural sense.Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, despite a distinct lack of anything supernatural (or even a single onscreen death), The Vanishing produces a terrifying take of dread and obsession that's bone-white rather than blood-red.Keith Staskiewicz, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Nonmaterial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonmaterial. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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