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Matters of the heart are important to me. All this materialism and all the money and wealth are things that you don't take to the grave. One day you have it. The next day you don't.
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Meaning of "materialism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MATERIALISM

materialism  [məˈtɪərɪəˌlɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MATERIALISM

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Materialism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MATERIALISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

materialism

Materialism

In philosophy, the theory of materialism holds that matter is the fundamental substance in nature, and that all emergent phenomena are the result of material interactions. In other words, the theory claims that our reality consists entirely of physical matter that is the sole cause of every possible occurrence, including human thought, feeling, and action. Materialism is typically considered to be closely related to, or synonymous with, physicalism. Contrasting philosophies include idealism and other forms of monism, dualism, and pluralism.

Definition of materialism in the English dictionary

The definition of materialism in the dictionary is interest in and desire for money, possessions, etc, rather than spiritual or ethical values. Other definition of materialism is the rejection of any religious or supernatural account of things.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MATERIALISM


brutalism
ˈbruːtəˌlɪzəm
capitalism
ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm
colonialism
kəˈləʊnɪəˌlɪzəm
embolism
ˈɛmbəˌlɪzəm
formalism
ˈfɔːməˌlɪzəm
imperialism
ɪmˈpɪərɪəˌlɪzəm
journalism
ˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
liberalism
ˈlɪbərəˌlɪzəm
literalism
ˈlɪtərəˌlɪzəm
metabolism
mɪˈtæbəˌlɪzəm
minimalism
ˈmɪnɪməˌlɪzəm
nationalism
ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm
Orientalism
ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəˌlɪzəm
photojournalism
ˌfəʊtəʊˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
professionalism
prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm
realism
ˈrɪəˌlɪzəm
socialism
ˈsəʊʃəˌlɪzəm
surrealism
səˈrɪəˌlɪzəm
symbolism
ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm
vandalism
ˈvændəˌlɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MATERIALISM

materfamilias
materia medica
material
material implication
material mode
materialisation
materialise
materialiser
materialist
materialistic
materialistical
materialistically
materiality
materialization
materialize
materializer
materially
materialness
materials
materiel

WORDS THAT END LIKE MATERIALISM

alcoholism
cannibalism
citizen journalism
communalism
environmentalism
essentialism
factionalism
federalism
fundamentalism
idealism
industrialism
initialism
intellectualism
multiculturalism
multilateralism
mutualism
pastoralism
photorealism
pluralism
spiritualism
traditionalism

Synonyms and antonyms of materialism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «materialism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MATERIALISM

Find out the translation of materialism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of materialism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «materialism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

物质主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

materialismo
570 millions of speakers

English

materialism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भौतिकवाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المادية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

материализм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

materialismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রকৃতিবাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

matérialisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Materialisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Materialismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

物質主義
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

물질 만능주의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Materialisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொருள்முதல்வாதத்தின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भौतिकवाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

materyalizm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

materialismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

materializm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

матеріалізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

materialism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υλισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

materialisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

materialismen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

materialisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of materialism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MATERIALISM»

The term «materialism» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.050 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MATERIALISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about materialism

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10 QUOTES WITH «MATERIALISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word materialism.
1
Henri Frederic Amiel
Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false.
2
Shawn Amos
In Los Angeles, parenting is a competitive sport. From Beverly Hills baby boutiques to kids' yoga classes, L.A. fuses high style, industrial-strength materialism, and parental outsourcing into our own unique version of child-rearing.
3
Shari Arison
Matters of the heart are important to me. All this materialism and all the money and wealth are things that you don't take to the grave. One day you have it. The next day you don't.
4
Penn Badgley
The 'Gossip Girl' idea and ideologies, like, they sort of encourage this certain kind of, like, materialism and superficiality that isn't, I would say, the best thing in the world.
5
Helena Blavatsky
The chief difficulty which prevents men of science from believing in divine as well as in nature Spirits is their materialism.
6
Sheryl Crow
That feeling of freedom, open highways of possibilities, has kind of been lost to materialism and marketing.
7
Arthur Erickson
This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and see... the inveterate materialism which has become the model for cultures around the world.
8
Arthur Erickson
Materialism has never been so ominous as now in North America, as management takes over.
9
Daniel Everett
One of the saddest things I've seen in Amazonian cultures is people who were self-sufficient and happy that now think of themselves as poor and become dissatisfied with their lives. What worries me is outsiders trying to impose their values and materialism on the Piraha.
10
Lupe Fiasco
What's the biggest commercial for aggression, sexuality and materialism? What gets pumped into these kids' heads? Taking someone else's girl, which is so laissez-faire in hip-hop, will get you killed in the streets, but it doesn't seem to be an issue when you hear it on the radio.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MATERIALISM»

Discover the use of materialism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to materialism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The High Price of Materialism
In The High Price of Materialism, Tim Kasser offers a scientific explanation of how our contemporary culture of consumerism and materialism affects our everyday happiness and psychological health.
Tim Kasser, 2003
2
Wild Materialism: The Ethic of Terror and the Modern Republic
Wild Materialism speaks to three related questions in contemporary political philosophy.
Jacques Lezra, 2010
3
Culture and Materialism: Selected Essays
Yet Williams s method was always open-ended and fluid, and this volume collects together his most significant work from over a twenty-year peiod in which he wrestled with the concepts of materialism and culture and their interrelationship.
Raymond Williams, 2005
4
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
It is a message that has resonated with students for nearly thirty years, and remains fresh as ever today. This new edition includes a foreword by Chögyam Trungpa's son and lineage holder, Sakyong Mipham.
Chogyam Trungpa, 2008
5
Michel Foucault: Materialism and Education
Examines Foucault's relationship to Marxism, as well as his relations to Kant, Gramsci, Habermas, and the Greeks.
Mark Olssen, 1999
6
Cultural Materialism: The Struggle for a Science of Culture
Now available again after a hiatus, this edition of Cultural Materialism contains the complete text of the original book plus a new introduction by Orna and Allen Johnson that updates his ideas and examines the impact that the book and ...
Marvin Harris, 2001
7
Sentimental Materialism: Gender, Commodity Culture, and ...
"Ranging powerfully from the Scottish Enlightenment to the Cuban cigar, Lori Merish furnishes the culture of sentimentalism with a commodity logic and a political form.
Lori Merish, 2000
8
Intangible Materialism: The Body, Scientific Knowledge, and ...
Taking as his point of departure Norbert Weiner's statement that information is basic to understanding materialism in our era, Ronald Schleifer shows how discoveries of modern physics have altered conceptions of matter and energy and the ...
Ronald Schleifer, 2009
9
Materialism and the Mind-body Problem
An expanded and updated edition of this classic collection.
David M. Rosenthal, 2000
10
Gramsci, Historical Materialism and International Relations
Relates the writings of Antonio Gramsci and others to the contemporary debates in international relations.
Stephen Gill, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MATERIALISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term materialism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Foreword to The Frankfurt School, Postmodernism and the Politics of …
There was nothing of an original character in their denunciations of “objectivism,” “determinism,” and “vulgar materialism,” their denigration of ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
2
Climate change is not science fiction, says Schwarzenegger
It is the opportunity for humans to rediscover the higher values than materialism and indulgence.” Hindu leader Nandita Krishna, who has ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Ho Chi Minh City finds its soul in a voracious capitalism
But he criticizes many of his generation for forsaking what had been a culture of self-improvement for a culture of materialism for its own sake. «Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Jul 15»
4
Former Hampstead mansion of exiled King Constantine II is on the …
Russians and Nigerians seem to like conspicuous opulence and the trappings of materialism but Greeks are just the opposite,” he said. «Ham&High, Jul 15»
5
Time Out in Washington
He is stern, disciplined and nearly indifferent to materialism. He has indicated a firm commitment to tackle terrorism, corruption and general ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
6
I Am A Citizen of the World And My Religion Is To Do Good
That destiny is intertwined with an evolutionary ascent in spiritual consciousness that will substitute militarism, materialism, consumerism and ... «The Market Oracle, Jul 15»
7
Iceland's Crash and Stunning Recovery: Lessons for Greece?
Bjartur's disdain for the wealthy and powerful doubtless reflects Laxness's own antipathy toward the materialism and power hierarchies ... «The National Interest Online, Jul 15»
8
Agriculture — dying or dead?
But the thinking of our contemporaries on land and agricultural relations remains stuck in the mud of historical materialism. I do admire these ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
9
The Mythological Moralities of Planned Parenthood and Caitlyn …
Don't waste time trying to make him think materialism is true! Make him think it is strong, or stark, or courageous–that it is the philosophy of the ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
10
MTN set to reap rewards of Iran gamble
In the speech titled, “Beyond Vietnam”, King described the giant triplets as racism, extreme materialism and militarism. “We must undergo a ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»

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