eimateriaalisesta

Eimateriaalisesta is a Finnish term that appears in philosophical and theological discourse to refer to concepts, phenomena, or realities that are immaterial or non-material. It is formed from the negation of material, and it is used to discuss aspects of reality that are not dependent on matter.

In Finnish, adjectives and attributive phrases take case endings to agree with the nouns they modify. Eimateriaalisesta is the elative case form, commonly occurring when the associated noun is in the elative case, as in eimateriaalisesta todellisuudesta meaning “from an immaterial reality.” The term is most often found in academic writing and is less common in everyday speech, where longer phrases or alternative formulations may be used.

Semantic scope of the term includes mind, spirit, abstract entities, or properties not reducible to material substance. It is used in discussions of ontology, metaphysics, and epistemology, for example in debates about the nature of consciousness, spiritual realities, or non-material dimensions of experience. The word helps distinguish non-material explanations from materialist ones.

Translation and equivalents: eimateriaalisesta is typically rendered as immaterial or non-material in English, with the exact sense depending on context. It conveys relation to immateriality in phrases describing origins, sources, or aspects of immaterial phenomena.

See also: immaterialism, materialism, ontology, metaphysics. This entry provides a brief overview of usage in Finnish-language texts and does not denote a separate philosophical doctrine.