What does "materialism" mean?
Materialism: The tendency to give undue importance to material interests; devotion to the material nature and its wants.
Additional senses
- 2.Material substances in the aggregate; matter. [R. & Obs.] A. Chalmers.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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