Materialism

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Philosophy The theory that physical matter is the only reality and that everything, including thought, feeling, mind, and will, can be explained in terms of matter and physical phenomena.
  • n. The theory or attitude that physical well-being and worldly possessions constitute the greatest good and highest value in life.
  • n. A great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
  • n. The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.
  • n. Material substances in the aggregate; matter.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets; called also philosophical materialism.
  • n. The tendency to give undue importance to material interests as contrasted with spiritual concerns; devotion to the material nature and its wants.
  • n. Material substances in the aggregate; matter.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The denial of the existence in man of an immaterial substance, which alone is conscious, distinct and separable from the body.
  • n. The metaphysical doctrine that matter is the only substance, and that matter and its motions constitute the universe. See idealism, 1.
  • n. The doctrine that all phenomena are to be accounted for by the fortuitous concourse of atoms, in connection with certain laws or tendencies toward laws, in nature; Epicureanism.
  • n. Any opinion or tendency that is based upon purely material interests; hence, any low view of life; devotion to material things or interests; neglect of spiritual for physical needs and considerations.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
  • n. a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    desire   
    Cross Reference
    psychophysical materialism    physicalism    idealism   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    matter   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    imperialism   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    socialism    rationalism    atheism    individualism    sensuality   
     
    Disclaimer: This site has been created by RJ Softwares and is part of the Lexulous & Wordscraper games.