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Webster 1913 Edition


Immaterial

Imˊma-te′ri-al

(ĭmˊmȧ-tē′rĭ-al)
,
Adj.
[Pref.
im-
not +
material
: cf. F.
immatériel
.]
1.
Not consisting of matter; incorporeal; spiritual; disembodied.
Angels are spirits
immaterial
and intellectual.
Hooker.
Syn. – Unimportant; inconsequential; insignificant; inconsiderable; trifling.

Webster 1828 Edition


Immaterial

IMMATE'RIAL

, a.
1.
Incorporeal; not material; not consisting of matter; as immaterial spirits. The mind or soul is immaterial.
2.
Unimportant; without weight; not material; of no essential consequence.