Materia is Latin for "material", and may refer to: Science, philosophy and medicine Matter as described by conventional physics and chemistry Matter (philosophy) as contemplated by metaphysical philosophy Prima Materia is, according to alchemists, the alleged primitive formless base of all matter Materia medica, a Latin medical term for the body of collected knowledge about the therapeutic properties of any substance used for healing (i.e., medicines) Homeopathic Materia Medica Technology Materials used in manufacturing Daihatsu Materia, a Japanese automobile Music Grand Materia, released in 2005, was the ninth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Morgana Lefay Materia (Novembre album), a 2006 album by the Italian metal band Novembre Memento Materia, a Swedish record label focusing on synth-, electro- and futurepop, although it also released some EBM in the 1990s Games and software Materia (Final Fantasy), part of the Final Fantasy VII video game mythos See also Marteria, German electronic/rap artist