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materialism

noun

ma·​te·​ri·​al·​ism mə-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌli-zəm How to pronounce materialism (audio)
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 (see matter entry 1 sense 2)
scientific materialism
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 materialism
2
: a preoccupation with or stress upon material rather than intellectual or spiritual things
materialism, hedonism, and the overriding quest for personal gratification A. M. Schlesinger, Jr.
materialist noun or adjective

Example Sentences

the materialism of modern society
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Word History

First Known Use

1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of materialism was in 1696

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