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Materialism

məˈtɪəriəlɪz(ə)m

Materialism definitions

noun

Inflections:

materialism

a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values

"they hated the sinful materialism of the wicked city"

Synonyms:
greed greediness covetousness cupidity possessiveness grasping graspingness grabbing avarice avidity predatoriness rapaciousness rapacity voracity voraciousness mercenariness materialism
the theory or belief that nothing exists except matter and its movements and modifications
- the theory or belief that consciousness and will are wholly due to material agency