nonmaterial

[ non-muh-teer-ee-uhl ]

adjective

not material or composed of matter.
not involving, seeking, or primarily concerned with riches or material things; involving or concerned with the spiritual, intellectual, or cultural aspects of life.

of or relating to the spirit or soul; spiritual: to minister to a person's nonmaterial needs.

Origin of nonmaterial

First recorded in 1935–40; non- + material

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Mercury mashing up with the Sun and Venus in your non-material sector can make even skeptical you a believer in unseen guidance.
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What is the significance of material and non-material cultural elements for the study of race contact and intermixture?
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For every £1 paid as income an equivalent quantity of material or non-material wealth has been already created.
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It takes a material thing and makes it stand for the non-material thing which it is too weak to grasp.
A Critical History of Greek Philosophy | W. T. Stace

Is it, in the first place, really conceived as purely non-material and incorporeal?
A Critical History of Greek Philosophy | W. T. Stace
As to the non-material condition of the people, generally speaking the villagers are very shallow in their religion.
The Foundations of Japan | J.W. Robertson Scott

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