English Explanatory Dictionary

materialism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
  2. The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.
  3. Synonym of matter, material substances in the aggregate.

Pronunciation

/məˈtɪɹiəlɪzəm/ en-us-materialism.ogg /məˈtɪəɹiəlɪzəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-materialism.wav

Word forms

materialism materialisms

Etymology

Borrowed from French matérialisme. By surface analysis, material + -ism.

Synonyms

hylism hylicism physicalism philosophical materialism thingism hylozoism matter material substances in the aggregate

Antonyms

spirituality idealism

Related words

materialist materialistic idealism physicalism

Derived words

antimaterialism dialectical materialism eliminative materialism historical materialism hypermaterialism neo-materialism new materialism nonmaterialism philosophical materialism postmaterialism scientific materialism speculative materialism transcendental materialism
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