materialism

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ma·te·ri·al·is·m /məˈtɪəriəlɪzəm $ -ˈtɪr-/ noun [uncountable] 1 GREEDYthe belief that money and possessions are more important than art, religion, moral beliefs etc – used to show disapproval 实利主义，物质主义〔含贬义〕 a reaction to a world full of shallow materialism 对充满浅薄的物质主义思想的世界作出的回应2. RPthe belief that only physical things really exist 唯物主义，唯物论 —materialist adjective materialist philosophy 唯物主义哲学 —materialist noun [countable] We confess to being hopeless materialists, surrounded by our own cool stuff. 我们承认自己是无可救药的物质主义者，四周都是我们自己的精美物品。

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materialism• Our high desires for spiritual reality are transmuted into the sordid quest for consumerism and materialism.• In these lovely days, still unspoilt by materialism and television, there was always a singer.• Graham also encouraged people to turn away from materialism and instead focus on what he said really matters: the spiritual.• His main target was vanity, and how materialism has put a brake on the human race.• As such, it competes with other metaphysical theories like materialism.• This criticism of materialism is seen in all his teaching.• What a challenge to a life that is caught in the whirlpool of materialism!• In all these respects, materialism functions just like theism, as one competing metaphysical scheme amongst others.