Immanuel
(Im*man"u*el) n. [Heb. 'immanel, fr. 'im with + an us + el God.] God with us; — an appellation of the Christ. Is. vii. 14. Matt. i. 23.

Immarcescible
(Im`mar*ces"ci*ble) a. [L. immarcescibilis; pref. im- not + marcescere to fade: cf. F. immarcescible.] Unfading; lasting. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Immarcescibly
(Im`mar*ces"ci*bly), adv. Unfadingly. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Immarginate
(Im*mar"gin*ate) a. (Bot.) Not having a distinctive margin or border. Grey.

Immartial
(Im*mar"tial) a. Not martial; unwarlike. [Obs.]

Immask
(Im*mask") v. t. To cover, as with a mask; to disguise or conceal. [R.] Shak.

Immatchable
(Im*match"a*ble) a. Matchless; peerless. [Obs.] Holland.

Immaterial
(Im`ma*te"ri*al) a. [Pref. im- not + material: cf. F. immatériel.]

1. Not consisting of matter; incorporeal; spiritual; disembodied.

Angels are spirits immaterial and intellectual.
Hooker.

2. Of no substantial consequence; without weight or significance; unimportant; as, it is wholly immaterial whether he does so or not.

Syn. — Unimportant; inconsequential; insignificant; inconsiderable; trifling.

Immaterialism
(Im`ma*te"ri*al*ism) n. [Cf. F. immatérialisme.]

1. The doctrine that immaterial substances or spiritual being exist, or are possible.

2. (Philos.) The doctrine that external bodies may be reduced to mind and ideas in a mind; any doctrine opposed to materialism or phenomenalism, esp. a system that maintains the immateriality of the soul; idealism; esp., Bishop Berkeley's theory of idealism.

Immaterialist
(Im`ma*te"ri*al*ist), n. [Cf. F. immatérialiste.] (Philos.) One who believes in or professes, immaterialism.

Immateriality
(Im`ma*te`ri*al"i*ty) n.; pl. Immaterialities [Cf. F. immatérialité.] The state or quality of being immaterial or incorporeal; as, the immateriality of the soul.

Immaterialize
(Im`ma*te"ri*al*ize) v. t. [Cf. F. immatérialiser.] To render immaterial or incorporeal.

Immateralized spirits.
Glanvill.

Immaterially
(Im`ma*te"ri*al*ly), adv.

1. In an immaterial manner; without matter or corporeal substance.

2. In an unimportant manner or degree.

Immaterialness
(Im`ma*te"ri*al*ness), n. The state or quality of being immaterial; immateriality.

Immateriate
(Im`ma*te"ri*ate) a. Immaterial. [Obs.] Bacon.

Immature
(Im`ma*ture") a. [L. immaturus; pref. im- not + maturus mature, ripe. See Mature.]


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