immaterialism (ˌɪməˈtɪərɪəˌlɪzəm) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the doctrine that the material world exists only in the mind |
| 2. | See also idealism the doctrine that only immaterial substances or spiritual beings exist |
| imma'terialist | |
| —n | |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |