materialist
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5.9
- noun
- /məˈtɪəriəlɪst/
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materialista
- He admitted to being a materialist, valuing his car and home more than any philosophical beliefs.
- materialist values
- democratic materialists
- post-materialist
Yet again, minimalist scolds insist that we should repent of our materialist ways.
- Yet again, minimalist scolds insist that we should repent of our materialist ways.
- On the other side we have the materialist, the sensualist side, the side that's very this worldly.
- And so I thought, well, I still want to be materialist.
Examples
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In one way or another, they are both materialists, right?
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Most people who consider themselves religious or spiritual probably enjoyed the ending much more than materialist thinkers.
Blog text (18) -
Nevertheless, my point of view is not a materialist one for two reasons.
Academic text (2016) -
Well, I'm not necessarily a materialist, OK.
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Fact is, I'm a materialist.
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Many expressed this materialist intention in part because it was the "tough" thing to say.
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This is in this sense, they are both materialists, but in different ways.
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I do not relate with Materialists like you.
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At least in America, you still discuss the eschatological issues; here in secular materialist Australia, no one cares anymore.
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I think we've accepted abortion because we're a very materialist society and there is less time for caring.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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6.9
A person who likes to buy and own many things
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9.2
A person who cares most about money and success instead of spiritual life
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9.9
A person who cares mostly about money and material things, not spiritual life
Antonyms
How Materialistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Materialist comes from the word material, from Latin materia meaning 'things' or 'matter', plus the ending -ist for 'a person'. So a materialist is someone who values physical 'things' and comfort more than spiritual or intellectual life.