materialism
noun
preoccupation with or emphasis on material objects, comforts, and considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
antimaterialism
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a word derived from
materialism.
Example Sentences
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Not too long ago, for instance, this magazine announced a "new-simplicity" trend involving antimaterialism and wood-burning stoves -- and then the new simplicity turned out to be only the old recession.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We've moved from the antimaterialism of the 1960s to the 1980s, which is material-oriented."
From Time Magazine Archive
