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Materialism Emphasizes N Preoccupation Physical Comforts Things Nature

Word materialism
Part of Speech N.
Definition preoccupation with physical comforts and things.
Sentence By its nature, materialism is opposed to idealism, for where the materialist emphasizes the needs of the body, the idealist emphasizes the needs of the soul.
Related Words materialistic, ADJ.

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