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ma⋅te⋅ri⋅al⋅ism

  [muh-teer-ee-uh-liz-uhm]
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–noun
1. preoccupation with or emphasis on material objects, comforts, and considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
2. the philosophical theory that regards matter and its motions as constituting the universe, and all phenomena, including those of mind, as due to material agencies.
Origin:
1740–50; < NL māteriālismus. See material, -ism
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ma·te·ri·al·ism   (mə-tîr'ē-ə-lĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. Philosophy The theory 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. A great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.

ma·te'ri·al·ist n., ma·te'ri·al·is'tic adj., ma·te'ri·al·is'ti·cal·ly adv.
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