materialism

[ muh-teer-ee-uh-liz-uhm ]

/ məˈtɪər i əˌlɪz əm /

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noun

preoccupation with or emphasis on material objects, comforts, and considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.

the philosophical theory that regards matter and its motions as constituting the universe, and all phenomena, including those of mind, as due to material agencies.

Origin of materialism

From the New Latin word māteriālismus, dating back to 1740–50. See material, -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM materialism

an·ti·ma·te·ri·al·ism, noun

Words nearby materialism

materia alba, material, material cause, material culture, material implication, materialism, materialist, materialistic, materiality, materialize, materially

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Example sentences from the Web for materialism

It just feeds the fire of materialism, and feeds the fire of make up, and false attire, and whatnot.
Shailene Woodley Opens Up About Coming of Age, ‘Divergent,’ and the Faults in Our World|Marlow Stern|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You mentioned “materialism” earlier, and one of the themes of both The Hunger Games and Divergent is class warfare.
Shailene Woodley Opens Up About Coming of Age, ‘Divergent,’ and the Faults in Our World|Marlow Stern|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Youtube video of some jet-setting Buddhist monks has Thailand scrambling to crack down on materialism in the monastic ranks.
Jet-Setting Video of Thai Buddhist Monks Causes Scandal|Erin Cunningham|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It seems the world of law and idol breaking needed something of the Greeks' materialism, too.
Christmas For Love, Chanukah For Awe|Bernard Avishai|December 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST

"I think he's pointing out the ridiculousness of the materialism," Hong said.
Biting Satire, Gangnam Style|David Frum|September 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It is a conviction held here that the darkest period of American materialism came to its end with the beginning of the war.
Child and Country|Will Levington Comfort
For him the truth of the Christian dogma is proved sufficiently by the unsatisfying nature of materialism.
The Churches and Modern Thought|Philip Vivian
For the theory of Materialism the present question has no existence.
Mind and Motion and Monism|George John Romanes
In that swamp of pettiness, idiocy, and materialism, a man of your nature could not long abide.
Visionaries|James Huneker
And as for our materialism, it has been wofully exaggerated on the continent.
Saunterings in and about London|Max Schlesinger

British Dictionary definitions for materialism

materialism

/ (məˈtɪərɪəˌlɪzəm) /

noun

interest in and desire for money, possessions, etc, rather than spiritual or ethical values

philosophy the monist doctrine that matter is the only reality and that the mind, the emotions, etc, are merely functions of itCompare idealism (def. 3), dualism (def. 2) See also identity theory

ethics the rejection of any religious or supernatural account of things

Derived forms of materialism

materialist, noun, adjectivematerialistic, adjectivematerialistically, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for materialism

materialism

In philosophy, the position that nothing exists except matter — things that can be measured or known through the senses. Materialists deny the existence of spirit, and they look for physical explanations for all phenomena. Thus, for example, they trace mental states to the brain or nervous system, rather than to the spirit or the soul. Marxism, because it sees human culture as the product of economic forces, is a materialist system of beliefs.

单词	materialism
释义	materialism [ muh-teer-ee-uh-liz-uhm ] / məˈtɪər i əˌlɪz əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR materialism ON THESAURUS.COM noun preoccupation with or emphasis on material objects, comforts, and considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values. the philosophical theory that regards matter and its motions as constituting the universe, and all phenomena, including those of mind, as due to material agencies. Origin of materialism From the New Latin word māteriālismus, dating back to 1740–50. See material, -ism OTHER WORDS FROM materialism an·ti·ma·te·ri·al·ism, noun Words nearby materialism materia alba, material, material cause, material culture, material implication, materialism, materialist, materialistic, materiality, materialize, materially Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for materialism It just feeds the fire of materialism, and feeds the fire of make up, and false attire, and whatnot. Shailene Woodley Opens Up About Coming of Age, ‘Divergent,’ and the Faults in Our World\|Marlow Stern\|January 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST You mentioned “materialism” earlier, and one of the themes of both The Hunger Games and Divergent is class warfare. Shailene Woodley Opens Up About Coming of Age, ‘Divergent,’ and the Faults in Our World\|Marlow Stern\|January 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A Youtube video of some jet-setting Buddhist monks has Thailand scrambling to crack down on materialism in the monastic ranks. Jet-Setting Video of Thai Buddhist Monks Causes Scandal\|Erin Cunningham\|June 18, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It seems the world of law and idol breaking needed something of the Greeks' materialism, too. Christmas For Love, Chanukah For Awe\|Bernard Avishai\|December 7, 2012\|DAILY BEAST "I think he's pointing out the ridiculousness of the materialism," Hong said. Biting Satire, Gangnam Style\|David Frum\|September 25, 2012\|DAILY BEAST It is a conviction held here that the darkest period of American materialism came to its end with the beginning of the war. Child and Country\|Will Levington Comfort For him the truth of the Christian dogma is proved sufficiently by the unsatisfying nature of materialism. The Churches and Modern Thought\|Philip Vivian For the theory of Materialism the present question has no existence. Mind and Motion and Monism\|George John Romanes In that swamp of pettiness, idiocy, and materialism, a man of your nature could not long abide. Visionaries\|James Huneker And as for our materialism, it has been wofully exaggerated on the continent. Saunterings in and about London\|Max Schlesinger British Dictionary definitions for materialism materialism / (məˈtɪərɪəˌlɪzəm) / noun interest in and desire for money, possessions, etc, rather than spiritual or ethical values philosophy the monist doctrine that matter is the only reality and that the mind, the emotions, etc, are merely functions of itCompare idealism (def. 3), dualism (def. 2) See also identity theory ethics the rejection of any religious or supernatural account of things Derived forms of materialism materialist, noun, adjectivematerialistic, adjectivematerialistically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to materialism utilitarianism, pragmatism, heterodoxy Cultural definitions for materialism materialism In philosophy, the position that nothing exists except matter — things that can be measured or known through the senses. Materialists deny the existence of spirit, and they look for physical explanations for all phenomena. Thus, for example, they trace mental states to the brain or nervous system, rather than to the spirit or the soul. Marxism, because it sees human culture as the product of economic forces, is a materialist system of beliefs. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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materialism

noun

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Words nearby materialism

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British Dictionary definitions for materialism

noun

Derived forms of materialism

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