materialism

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
2. (countable, uncountable) The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.
3. (countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable) Material substances in the aggregate; matter.

Concepten

materialisme

Tegenovergesteld aan

spirituality, idealism

Synoniemen

physicalism

philistinism

naturalism

utilitarianism

worldliness

secularity

secularism

Vertalingen

matérialisme

Materialismus

materialismo

materialismo

materialismo

materialisme

υλισμός

مادية

maddecilik

materyalizm

özdekçilik

Physicalisme

مادي

دهري

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/məˈtɪɹiəlɪzəm/

Etymologie (Engels)

Borrowed from French matérialisme. By surface analysis, material + -ism.