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

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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

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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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