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MATERIALISM
materialism, physicalism
(noun) (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
materialism, philistinism
(noun) a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
materialism (countable and uncountable, plural materialisms)
Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
(philosophy) The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.
(obsolete, rare) Material substances in the aggregate; matter.
Synonyms
• (philosophy): physicalism
• (philosophy): philosophical materialism
Antonyms
• (philosophy): idealism
Source: Wiktionary
Ma*te"ri*al*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. matérialisme.]
1. The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets. The irregular fears of a future state had been supplanted by the materialism of Epicurus. Buckminster.
2. The tendency to give undue importance to material interests; devotion to the material nature and its wants.
3. Material substances in the aggregate; matter. [R. & Obs.] A. Chalmers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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