Both Uses
materialistic
in
The Island of Dr. Moreau
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- You are a materialist.†
Chpt 14 *
- "I am not a materialist," I began hotly.†
Chpt 14
Definitions:
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(1)
(materialistic) overly concerned with wealth and possessions at the expense of other interests
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, in philosophy, materialistic can refer to the belief that everything, including our thoughts, are caused by physical effects over which we have no control.