All 4 Uses of
materialistic
in
Leaves of Grass
- I accept Reality and dare not question it, Materialism first and last imbuing.†
Chpt 3
- From your formules, O bat-eyed and materialistic priests.†
Chpt 7 *
- As for me, (torn, stormy, amid these vehement days,) I have the idea of all, and am all and believe in all, I believe materialism is true and spiritualism is true, I reject no part.†
Chpt 17
- Mediums They shall arise in the States, They shall report Nature, laws, physiology, and happiness, They shall illustrate Democracy and the kosmos, They shall be alimentive, amative, perceptive, They shall be complete women and men, their pose brawny and supple, their drink water, their blood clean and clear, They shall fully enjoy materialism and the sight of products, they shall enjoy the sight of the beef, lumber, bread-stuffs, of Chicago the great city.†
Chpt 32
Definition:
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(materialistic) overly concerned with wealth and possessions at the expense of other interests