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Materialism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Materialism has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters

2

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality

3

Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
desire philosophical doctrine
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
dialectical materialism
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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