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Princeton's WordNet

  1. immateriality, incorporealitynoun

    the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter

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  1. incorporealitynoun

    The state or characteristic of being incorporeal.

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  1. Incorporeality

    Incorporeality is "the state or quality of being incorporeal or bodiless; immateriality; incorporealism." Incorporeal (Greek: ἀσώματος) means "Not composed of matter; having no material existence." Incorporeality is a quality of souls, spirits, and God in many religions, including the currently major denominations and schools of Islam, Christianity and Judaism. In ancient philosophy, any attenuated "thin" matter such as air, aether, fire or light was considered incorporeal. The ancient Greeks believed air, as opposed to solid earth, to be incorporeal, in so far as it is less resistant to movement; and the ancient Persians believed fire to be incorporeal in that every soul was said to be produced from it. In modern philosophy, a distinction between the incorporeal and immaterial is not necessarily maintained: a body is described as incorporeal if it is not made out of matter. In the problem of universals, universals are separable from any particular embodiment in one sense, while in another, they seem inherent nonetheless. Aristotle offered a hylomorphic account of abstraction in contrast to Plato's world of Forms. Aristotle used the Greek terms soma (body) and hyle (matter, literally "wood"). The notion that a causally effective incorporeal body is even coherent requires the belief that something can affect what's material, without physically existing at the point of effect. A ball can directly affect another ball by coming in direct contact with it, and is visible because it reflects the light that directly reaches it. An incorporeal field of influence, or immaterial body could not perform these functions because they have no physical construction with which to perform these functions. Following Newton, it became customary to accept action at a distance as brute fact, and to overlook the philosophical problems involved in so doing.

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  1. incorporeality

    Incorporeality refers to the state or quality of being immaterial, lacking physical substance or bodily presence. It is often used in philosophical or religious contexts to describe deities, spirits, or other entities that exist outside the physical realm.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Incorporealitynoun

    the state or quality of being incorporeal or bodiless; immateriality; incorporealism

Wikidata

  1. Incorporeality

    Incorporeal or uncarnate means without a body. In ancient Greece, a media such as air was said to be incorporeal, as opposed to solid earth, in so far as it offers less hindrance to movement. In the problem of universals, universals are separable from any particular embodiment in one sense, while in another, they seem inherent nonetheless. Aristotle offered a hylomorphic account of abstraction in contrast to Plato's world of Forms. In modern philosophy, a distinction between the incorporeal and immaterial is not necessarily maintained: a body may be described as incorporeal if it is not made out of matter. The idea of the immaterial is often used in reference to the Christian God or the Divine. Aristotle used the Greek terms soma and hyle. The notion that a causally effective incorporeal body is even coherent requires the belief that something can effect what's material, without physically existing at the point of effect. A ball can directly effect another ball by coming in direct contact with it, and is visible because it reflects the light that directly reaches it. An incorporeal field of influence, or immaterial body could not perform these functions because they have no physical construction with which to perform these functions. Following Newton, it became acceptable to overlook action at a distance as brute fact:

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of incorporeality in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of incorporeality in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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