Definition of materialist Materialist

/mʌtɪˈɹiʌlɪst/ - [mutireeulist] - ma•te•ri•al•ist

We found 8 definitions of materialist from 5 different sources.

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What does materialist mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: materialists

materialist - someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter
  disbeliever, nonbeliever, unbeliever someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity)
materialist - someone with great regard for material possessions
  capitalist a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • materialist (Noun)
    Someone who is materialistic, concerned only with material possessions.
  • materialist (Noun)
    A follower or proponent of philosophical materialism.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • materialist (n.)
    One who denies the existence of spiritual substances or agents, and maintains that spiritual phenomena, so called, are the result of some peculiar organization of matter.
  • materialist (n.)
    One who holds to the existence of matter, as distinguished from the idealist, who denies it.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • A materialist is someone who believes that the world around us is made of material, that there are no gods or other supernatural things. "Economics" (money and property) are the forces that govern society. "Spiritual" matters are secondary, or unimportant, as the existence of a spirit is not scientifically proven.

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