materialism

Meanings

Plural: materialisms

Noun

• a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
• Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
• The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.
• Material substances in the aggregate; matter.

Synonyms

philistinism, philosophical materialism, physicalism, thingism

Antonyms

idealism, spirituality

Related Words

idealism, materialist, materialistic, physicalism