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Materialistically

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Adverb

1. materialistically

in a materialistic manner

Example Sentences:
'one should not approach life materialistically'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Materialistically

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noun
1. 
interest in and desire for money, possessions, etc, rather than spiritual or ethical values
2. philosophy
the monist doctrine that matter is the only reality and that the mind, the emotions, etc, are merely functions of it
Compare idealism (sense 3), dualism (sense 2), See also identity theory
3. ethics
the rejection of any religious or supernatural account of things

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Materialistically

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noun
1. 
a. 
the philosophic doctrine that matter is the only reality and that everything in the world, including thought, will, and feeling, can be explained in terms of matter alone
see also idealism
b. 
the doctrine that comfort, pleasure, and wealth are the only or highest goals or values
2. 
the tendency to be more concerned with material than with spiritual or intellectual goals or values

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Materialistically

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n.
1. Philosophy The doctrine 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.
2. The theory or attitude that physical well-being and worldly possessions constitute the greatest good and highest value in life.
3. Concern for possessions or material wealth and physical comfort, especially to the exclusion of spiritual or intellectual pursuits.

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