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Materialistic - definition of materialistic by The Free Dictionary

Materialistic - definition of materialistic by The Free Dictionary

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materialism

(m-tr--lzm)

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. Concern for possessions or material wealth and physical comfort, especially to the exclusion of spiritual or
intellectual pursuits.
materialist n.
materialistic adj.
materialistically adv.
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Adj. 1. materialistic - marked by materialism

mercenary, worldly-minded
worldly, secular, temporal - characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as
opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the
church"
2. materialistic - conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a
bourgeois mentality"

bourgeois, conservative
middle-class - occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of
the lower classes and the wealthy
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materialistic
adjective

consumerist, worldly, grasping, greedy, acquisitive, rapacious, avaricious, capitalistic, money-

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grubbing, money-orientated In the 1980s society became very materialistic.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

materialistic adjective
Of or preoccupied with material rather than spiritual or intellectual things:

material, sensual.
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materialistic [mtrlstk] ADJ materialista

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 HarperCollins Publishers
1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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