MATERIALIST | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Materialist

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: məˈtɪərɪəlɪst
Dialects: British English
Definition:

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
Definition:

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

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: məˈtɪərɪəlɪst
Dialects: British English
Definition:

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
Definition:

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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