Materialism

Materialism:

 a belief or way of life that the only or the highest values or objectives lie in material well-being and in the furtherance of material progress

    

Sample Sentences:

• Betty over there is very materialistic.
• The Dragon in Grendel was materialistic about treasure.
• Materialism is extreme value in earthly possesions.

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Cultural Materialism

Consumerism Vs. Materialism

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  The idea of materialism is that worth or value you find in life is derived through the amount of physical things you've obtained.  The more stuff you have, the more expensive the stuff is, the better you are is basically what materialism teaches.

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