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

Example Sentences

But there's words that I've never used before, which were really difficult for me to learn when you have to say things like 'Commandant' or 'public execution' or 'dialectical materialism.'

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Mr. Xi in speeches has praised Marx’s theories of dialectical materialism — that all progress comes from struggle — and historical materialism — that world communism is history’s predetermined end.

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China’s brand of communism is based on Marxist dialectical materialism that asserts all things exist as material, that matter is in constant change, and that it is interconnected and interdependent as societies develop.

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“I soon realized I was wasting my time studying the mandatory dialectical materialism and dogmatic historical narratives,” he said.

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"Sanders is a Marxist of the old school of dialectical materialism, from the land that time forgot," Frum wrote.

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