materialisticaladj.
/məˌtɪərɪəˈlɪstᵻkl/, U.S. /məˌtɪriəˈlɪstək(ə)l/ = materialistic adj. 1.
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the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > [adjective] > materialistic
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1840 Biblical Repertory Jan. 54 It agrees..with the wishers of the materialistical spirit of the age, which sets as the highest end of man, not the blessings promised by the church, but..the refined pleasures of life.
1855 Imperial Dict. Suppl. Materialistical.
1876 Ladies' Repository Sept. 277 It needs to be rid of much of its materialistical and physically phenomenal modes and forms.
1973 C. Milner & R. Milner Black Players (new ed.) v. 115 There's too much paranoia, too much greed... And suspicion, and too much materialistical fear.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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