| ̷ ̷+ adjective
: not material: as
a. : being spirit or soul : immaterial , spiritual
finds no evidence in man of a nonmaterial faculty which … can be filled up with knowledge like a tank — Albert Lynd
b. : cultural , intellectual , aesthetic
there are few nonmaterial compensations for these material hardships — Report: (Canadian) Royal Commission on National Development
c. : of or relating to those aspects of a culture that constitute its ideological superstructure : not directly serving the sustenance and maintenance of life
the nonmaterial elements of a culture
the beliefs and theories of the hated infidel, his nonmaterial culture — H.E.Barnes & H.P.Becker