MATERIALISM

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Meaning:

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality

Synonyms:

materialism; physicalism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("materialism" is a kind of...):

philosophical doctrine; philosophical theory (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)

Domain category:

philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "materialism"):

dialectical materialism (the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels)

Derivation:

materialist (someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter)

Meaning:

A desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters

Synonyms:

materialism; philistinism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("materialism" is a kind of...):

desire (something that is desired)

Derivation:

materialist (someone with great regard for material possessions)

materialistic (conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class)

materialistic (marked by materialism)