Defenition of the word materialism
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Defenition of the word materialism
- The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.
- Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
- a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
- the doctrine that matter is the only reality
- (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
Synonyms for the word materialism
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- acquisitiveness
- avariciousness
- covetousness
- cupidity
- greed
- greediness
- philistinism
- physicalism
Similar words in the materialism
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- materialism
- materialism's
Hyponyms for the word materialism
Hypernyms for the word materialism
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- desire
- philosophical doctrine
- philosophical theory
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