materialist
a person who is markedly more concerned with material things than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
an adherent of philosophical materialism.
concerned with material things; materialistic.
of or relating to philosophical materialism or its adherents.
Origin of materialist
1Other words from materialist
- ma·te·ri·al·is·tic, adjective
- an·ti·ma·te·ri·al·ist, noun, adjective
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How to use materialist in a sentence
So they tried to understand the world and human functioning with a more materialist scientific approach.
If You're Feeling Anxious, Try This 2,000-Year-Old, Neuroscience-Backed Hack | Julia Hotz | November 5, 2021 | TimeSchooler and I duked it out over whether we should adopt a materialist, idealist, panpsychist, or some other position on our way to a complete answer.
The Hard Problem of Consciousness Has an Easy Part We Can Solve - Facts So Romantic | Tam Hunt | September 8, 2021 | NautilusAs a radio materialist, you might come to the conclusion that somehow this arrangement of wires causes the voices to happen, but you wouldn’t even be aware that there are distant cities with radio towers.
Your Brain Makes You a Different Person Every Day - Issue 91: The Amazing Brain | Steve Paulson | October 14, 2020 | NautilusAs little as that sentence makes sense, it seems West is attempting to label Hitchens as a one dimensional materialist.
Every pull in the shoulders, every hitch in the back, every kink in the sleeves makes me a profound materialist.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloyd
His psychology is that of the crass materialist—always a rather funny article.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) | VariousShe is a materialist; she wants immediate results, and all that keeps her from being a gambler is the fear of losing.
A Yankee from the West | Opie ReadMaterialism, conscious and avowed Materialism, is in ill repute: and a confessed materialist therefore a rare character.
Aids to Reflection | Samuel Taylor ColeridgeWhy else does he write his learned books in defense of the materialist philosophy?
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton Sinclair
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