All 3 Uses
materialistic
in
Confessions of a Shopaholic
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- I've merely been succumbing to the Western drag of materialism—which you have to have the strength of elephants to resist.†
Chpt 5
- Less materialistic, more philosophical.†
Chpt 6 *materialistic = too concerned with wealth and possessions
- Plus I get to experience culture instead of mindless materialism.†
Chpt 7
Definitions:
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(materialistic) overly concerned with wealth and possessions at the expense of other interests
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(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.