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ma·te·ri·al·ism M0149300 (mə-tîr′ē-ə-lĭz′əm) n. 1. Philosophy The doctrine that physical matter is the only reality and that everything, including thought, feeling, mind, and will, can be explained in terms of matter and physical phenomena. 2. The theory or attitude that physical well-being and worldly possessions constitute the greatest good and highest value in life. 3. Concern for possessions or material wealth and physical comfort, especially to the exclusion of spiritual or intellectual pursuits.
ma·te′ri·al·ist n. ma·te′ri·al·is′tic adj. ma·te′ri·al·is′ti·cal·ly adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  materialistic - marked by materialism mercenary, worldly-mindedworldly, secular, temporal - characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church" | | 2. |  materialistic - conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality"bourgeois, conservativemiddle-class - occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy |
materialisticadjective consumerist, worldly, grasping, greedy, acquisitive, rapacious, avaricious, capitalistic, money-grubbing, money-orientated In the 1980s society became very materialistic.materialisticadjectiveOf or preoccupied with material rather than spiritual or intellectual things:material, sensual.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeematerialismmaterialistic
Synonyms for materialisticadj consumeristSynonyms- consumerist
- worldly
- grasping
- greedy
- acquisitive
- rapacious
- avaricious
- capitalistic
- money-grubbing
- money-orientated
Synonyms for materialisticadj of or preoccupied with material rather than spiritual or intellectual thingsSynonymsSynonyms for materialisticadj marked by materialismSynonymsRelated Wordsadj conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle classSynonymsRelated Words |