Definition of Materialism
Materialism
ma·te·ri·al·ism
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
the view that material possessions and physical comforts are the most important, above spiritual values or more abstract attributes;
e.g. His materialism caused him to neglect his family and friends and focus instead on acquiring more wealth.
(noun)
the philosophy that physical/material objects are the only things that exist in reality and that everything else arises from modifications and manifestations of these things;
e.g. The theory of scientific materialism.
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