Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.
Pertaining to, or affecting, the physical nature of man, as distinguished from the mental or moral nature; relating to the bodily wants, interests, and comforts; as, material well-being; material comforts.
Of solid or weighty character; not insubstantial; of consequence; not be dispensed with; important; significant.
Pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See Matter.
The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made.
To form from matter; to materialize.
That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in which properties inhere; that which is real, in distinction from that which is apparent; the abiding part of any existence, in distinction from any accident; that which constitutes anything what it is; real or existing essence.
The most important element in any existence; the characteristic and essential components of anything; the main part; essential import; purport.
Body; matter; material of which a thing is made; hence, substantiality; solidity; firmness; as, the substance of which a garment is made; some textile fabrics have little substance.
Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
Same as Hypostasis, 2.
To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to make rich.
Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.
Pertaining to, or affecting, the physical nature of man, as distinguished from the mental or moral nature; relating to the bodily wants, interests, and comforts; as, material well-being; material comforts.
Of solid or weighty character; not insubstantial; of consequence; not be dispensed with; important; significant.
Pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See Matter.
The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made.
To form from matter; to materialize.
That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in which properties inhere; that which is real, in distinction from that which is apparent; the abiding part of any existence, in distinction from any accident; that which constitutes anything what it is; real or existing essence.
The most important element in any existence; the characteristic and essential components of anything; the main part; essential import; purport.
Body; matter; material of which a thing is made; hence, substantiality; solidity; firmness; as, the substance of which a garment is made; some textile fabrics have little substance.
Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
Same as Hypostasis, 2.
To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to make rich.