MATERIALISTIC


Meaning of MATERIALISTIC in English

adjective

of or relating to a preoccupation with or stress upon material rather than intellectual or spiritual things

materialistic values characterize the modern age

Synonyms: banausic, earthy, mundane, sensual, temporal, worldly

Related Word: carnal, profane; earthly, terrestrial; secular, unspiritual

Contrasted words: intellectual, mental; spiritual, unfleshly, unworldly; heavenly

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