Likewise, the things which belong to the species of a material thing, such as a stone, or a man, or a horse, can be thought of apart from the individualizing principles which do not belong to the notion of the species.
For the proper object of the human intellect is the quiddity of a material thing, which comes under the action of the senses and the imagination.
And the term "material thing" certainly is and can be correctly used to mean simply things such as these in that respect--whatever it may be.
I do not know whether there is or is not any utility in using the terms "material thing" or "physical object" in such a sense as this.
Thus understood, the term "material thing" certainly does stand for an important notion, which requires a name.
Property rights cover the ownership of a material thing.
In its last analysis a service is never a material thing, but a psychic effect on men and their wants.
The adjective refers to the source or bearer of the use, and does not imply that the service is to be thought of as a material thing.
The struggle is unequal between "flesh and blood" and a material thing that, by a false economy, is given not only the power of self-support but also continuous increase.
That is merely an abstract force against a material thing.
With the thought and heart and effort directed to a material thing, the spirit is neglected.
It destroys spirituality, too, because it holds the mind to a material thing as the source of all good.
The young man with pure yearning for domestic life and a home, with a reputation that is above reproach and of commendable energy and thrift, has a home pressed upon him, to be paid for in long-time payments.
The service received is the return, the compensation for the payment made.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "material thing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
