Complete Definition of "materialism"

English

Etymology
suffix|material|ism

Noun
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  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 (also called physicalism).

Translations
trans-top|concern over material possessions
Chinese: ��主�, weiwuzhuyi (wei2wu4zhu3yi4)
Finnish: materialismi
French: matérialisme m
Interlingua: materialismo
Italian: materialismo
trans-mid
Portuguese: materialismo m
Russian: ма�е�иализм
Spanish: materialismo
Volapük: stöfim
trans-bottom
trans-top|philosophical belief
trans-mid
Portuguese: materialismo m
trans-bottom

Related terms
materialistic
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