dialectical materialism

noun

1. a form of materialism, developed chiefly by Karl Marx, noted especially for the application of the Hegelian dialectic in its philosophy of history.

dialectical materialism

noun

1. the economic, political, and philosophical system of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that combines traditional materialism and Hegelian dialectic

Other Word Forms

• dialectical materialist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dialectical materialism¹

First recorded in 1925–30