materialism

US: /məˈtɪɹiəˌɫɪzəm/
UK: /mətˈi‍əɹɪəlˌɪzəm/


English Vietnamese dictionary


materialism /mə'tiəriəlizm/
  • danh từ
    • chủ nghĩa duy vật
      • dialectical materialism: duy vật biện chứng
      • historical materialism: duy vật lịch sử
    • sự nặng nề vật chất, sự quá thiên về vật chất

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun [U]
1 (usually disapproving) the belief that money, possessions and physical comforts are more important than spiritual values: the greed and materialism of modern society
2 (philosophy) the belief that only material things exist
Compare: IDEALISM

Concise English dictionary


mə'tɪərɪəlɪzm
noun
+a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
+(philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality