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materialism
- Main Entry:
- ma·te·ri·al·ism

- Pronunciation:
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\mə-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌli-zəm\
- Function:
- noun
- Date:
- 1733
1 a: a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter b: a doctrine that the only or the highest values or objectives lie in material well-being and in the furtherance of material progress c: a doctrine that economic or social change is materially caused — compare historical materialism2: a preoccupation with or stress upon material rather than intellectual or spiritual things
— ma·te·ri·al·ist \-list\ noun or adjective
— ma·te·ri·al·is·tic \-ˌtir-ē-ə-ˈlis-tik\ adjective
— ma·te·ri·al·is·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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