nonmaterial culture
noun Sociology.
the aggregate of values, mores, norms, etc., of a society; the ideational structure of a culture that provides the values and meanings by which it functions.
Compare
material culture.
Origin of nonmaterial culture
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby nonmaterial culture
nonliterary,
nonliterate,
nonlocal,
nonmatching,
nonmaterial,
nonmaterial culture,
nonmedical,
nonmedullated fiber,
nonmember,
nonmetal,
nonmetallic