noun
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that which has no inherent power of action, motion or resistance (as opp. to active one).
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the property of matter by which it retains its state of rest or its velocity along a straight line so long as it is not acted upon by an external force; inertia.
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(phil.) the spiritual ignorance.
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the physical world and any thing pertaining only to it; mundane world or a non-sentient object.
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want of energy; weakness.
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the condition of being very poor; utter poverty.