Associations to the word «Materialism»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

MATERIALISM, noun. A desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters.
MATERIALISM, noun. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality.

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery