materialistic

Adjective
Synonyms: mercenaryworldly-mindedbourgeoisconservative

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. marked by materialismSynonyms: mercenaryworldly-minded
  2. conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class“a bourgeois mentality”Synonyms: bourgeoisconservative
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Materialistic \Ma*te`ri*al*is"tic\, Materialistical \Ma*te`ri*al*is"tic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to materialism or materialists; of the nature of materialism. [1913 Webster]

But to me his very spiritualism seemed more materialistic than his physics. --C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster]

2.Primarily concerned with material objects and worldly activities, as contrasted with spiritual, moral or philosophical concerns; especially, concerned primarily with gaining money and the things that money can buy. [PJC]

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