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materialism

/məˈtɪəɹiəlɪzəm/ · noun

Meaning

  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.
  3. Material substances in the aggregate; matter.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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