1. materialism

noun. ['məˈtɪriːəˌlɪzəm'] a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters.

Rhymes with Materialism

• imperialism

Sentences with materialism

1. Noun, singular or mass
By placing value on ideas and the pursuit of truth, idealism de-emphasizes the importance of materialism.

Quotes about materialism

1. We're all to driven by materialism. Obsessed with success. With money. With trying to impress people who'll never be impressed.
- Sophie Kinsella, Shopaholic Ties the Knot

2. I think at the heart of so much restlessness of the day is a spiritual vacuum. There is a yearning for meaningful lives, a yearning for values we can commonly embrace. I hear an almost inaudible but pervasive discontent with the price we pay for our current materialism. And I hear a fluttering of hope that there might be more to life than bread and circuses.
- Bill Moyes

2. materialism

noun. ['məˈtɪriːəˌlɪzəm'] (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality.