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Definition of Materialism

1. Noun. A desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters.

2. Noun. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality.

Definition of Materialism

1. n. The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets.

Definition of Materialism

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Medical Definition of Materialism

1. 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. [Cf. F. Materialisme] (27 Oct 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Materialism

mateology mater mater materfamilias materfamiliases materia material material materialisation materialise

materialise materialised materialises materialising materialism (current term) materialism (current term) materialisms materialist materialistic materialistical

materialistically materialists materialities materiality materialization materialize materialized materializer materializers materializes

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