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Word: Materialist
Speech Type: Noun
məˈtɪərɪəlɪst
a person who considers material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values
Short Definition:person who considers material possessions more important than spiritual values
Examples:- greedy materialists lusting for consumer baubles
a person who supports the theory that nothing exists except matter and its movements and modifications
Short Definition:person who supports theory that nothing exists except matter
Examples:- an atheist and philosophical materialist
Word: Materialist
Speech Type: Adjective
məˈtɪərɪəlɪst
considering material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values
Short Definition:considering material possessions more important than spiritual values
Examples:- a greedy materialist population
- his anger at social injustice and materialist greed
relating to the theory that nothing exists except matter and its movements and modifications
Short Definition:relating to theory that nothing exists except matter
Examples:- atheistic materialist philosophy
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