materialism /məˈtirijəˌlɪzəm/ noun Learner's definition of MATERIALISM
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: a way of thinking that gives too much importance to material possessions rather than to spiritual or intellectual things物质主义；实利主义 2
philosophy : the belief that only material things exist唯物论；唯物主义
— materialist
/məˈtirijəlɪst/ noun, plural materialists [count] — materialistic
/məˌtirijəˈlɪstɪk/ adjective [more materialistic; most materialistic]