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1. (n.) materialism
preoccupation with or emphasis on material objects, comforts, and considerations, as opposed to spiritual or intellectual values.
2. materialism
the philosophical theory that regards matter as constituting the universe, and all phenomena, including those of mind, as due to material agencies.
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| Definition of 'Materialism' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) materialism, philistinism
a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
2. (noun) materialism, physicalism
(philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
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1. (noun) materialism
the belief that having money and property is more important than anything else
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| Definition of 'Materialism' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Materialism
the doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets
2. (noun) Materialism
the tendency to give undue importance to material interests; devotion to the material nature and its wants
3. (noun) Materialism
material substances in the aggregate; matter
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| Definitions of 'Materialism' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Materialism
the theory which, denying the independent existence of spirit, resolves everything within the sphere of being into matter, or into the operation and the effect of the operation of forces latent in it, or into the negative and positive interaction of mere material forces, to the exclusion of intelligent purpose and design.
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