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The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets.

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  1. n. The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets.
  2. n. The tendency to give undue importance to material interests; devotion to the material nature and its wants.
  3. n. Material substances in the aggregate; matter.
  4. n. a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
  5. n. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
  6. n:100 n. a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters n. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality