materialism

Noun
  1. A desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters (synset 114062792)
    is a type of: desire - something that is desired
    same as: philistinism
  2. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality (synset 105981452)
    referred to in: philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
    is a type of: philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory - a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy
    subtypes: dialectical materialism - the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
    same as: physicalism

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