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Main Entry:
materialism
[
m
uh
-
teer
-ee-
uh
-liz-
uh
m
]
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/
məˈtɪəriəˌlɪzəm
/
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Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
desire for possessions
Synonyms:
heterodoxy,
physicism
, pragmatism, utilitarianism
Antonyms:
spiritualism
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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