NOUN | state | materialism, philistinism | a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters |
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cognition | materialism, physicalism | (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality |
Sounds | mahtih'riyahlih.zahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | A desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters. | |
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Synonym | philistinism | |
Broader | desire | Something that is desired |
Spanish | filisteísmo, filistinismo, materialismo | |
Catalan | materialisme | |
Adjectives | materialistic | conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class |
materialistic | marked by materialism | |
Nouns | materialist | someone with great regard for material possessions |
Meaning | (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality. | |
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Synonym | physicalism | |
Category | philosophy | The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |
Narrower | dialectical materialism | The materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels |
Broader | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory | A doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy |
Spanish | fisicalismo, materialismo | |
Catalan | fisicalisme, fisicalismo, materialisme | |
Nouns | materialist | someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter |
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