materialism
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5.8
- noun
- /məˈtɪəriəlɪzəm/
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materialismo
- We are gathered here tonight because we all share the same goals: redistribution of wealth, freedom from the chains of materialism, and, of course, ending world hunger.
- materialism and individualism
- materialism and hedonism
- crass materialism
My attitude was still one of absolute materialism, as I wish it still were.
- My attitude was still one of absolute materialism, as I wish it still were.
- So the psychological idea, properly explored, gets rid of materialism, right?
- And I think that is that's promoting materialism.
- You would almost be upset at your own level of materialism.
- The way they're being driven today is that we've maybe got caught too much in selfishness, materialism, all that and forgot the thing that mattered the most.
- So this book, to some extent, I didn't realize this until after I'd written it, that Oh my God, I'm trying to write a takedown of materialism.
- But that's the materialism set point that I get to.
- I'm a big believer that sometimes it's not only materialism, it's what you project.
- And in a way, love became presence became materialism.
- I think both of us are fortunate that we have a low materialism set point.
Examples
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Perhaps you yourself have had some direct experience with the debilitating effects of excessive materialism?
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Excessive materialism can lead to a lack of fulfillment and happiness in our lives.
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This American materialism is terrible.
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But if materialism is all that we care about, problems are guaranteed.
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Most importantly, we have to promote general social concern... and less materialism in young people.
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We don't worship capitalism and materialism.
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Some people can shift onto a path of mindfulness, simplicity, and reduced materialism that actually increases their happiness.
Academic text (2011) -
We live in a time of widespread materialism, spiritual confusion, addiction, oppression, and violence.
Academic text (1999) -
This town, this entire class of trainees is ruined, spoiled by American materialism.
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Spiritualized elders will guide the middle-aged and younger through the turmoil of cultural materialism.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
1
9.9
A focus on money and things with little interest in art or culture
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
1
9.9
A way of thinking that says society changes because people fight over the things they need
How Materialistic
293
1.9
4
7.9
13
5.1
- Offensive
19
5.8
8
5.8
12
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Materialism comes from material ('things' or 'matter') and the ending -ism ('belief' or 'system'). So it names a belief in things, which is why materialism often means valuing possessions and physical comfort more than moral or spiritual life.