"materialist" meaning in English

See materialist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /məˈtiːɹɪəlɪst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-materialist.wav Forms: more materialist [comparative], most materialist [superlative]
Etymology: From material + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|material|ist}} material + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} materialist (comparative more materialist, superlative most materialist)
  1. (philosophy) Of or concerning materialism. Translations (of or concerning materialism): materialista (Catalan), materialistisch (Dutch), materialisma (Esperanto), materialistinen (Finnish), matérialiste (French), მატერიალისტური (maṭerialisṭuri) (Georgian), materialistisch (German), ματεριαλιστικός (materialistikós) (Greek), υλιστικός (ylistikós) (Greek), ábharaíoch (Irish), materialistyczny [masculine] (Polish), materialista (Portuguese), materialist (Romanian), материалисти́ческий (materialistíčeskij) (Russian), materialista (Spanish), stöfimik (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-materialist-en-adj-jJSp3jPK Categories (other): Philosophy, Philosophy Disambiguation of Philosophy: 73 9 8 10 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'of or concerning materialism': 90 10
  2. Synonym of materialistic, concerned only with material things. Synonyms: materialistic [synonym, synonym-of], concerned only with material things [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-materialist-en-adj-sT~NQ79W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: materialistic, hylozoic Derived forms: antimaterialist, nonmaterialist, postmaterialist, unmaterialist

Noun

IPA: /məˈtiːɹɪəlɪst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-materialist.wav Forms: materialists [plural]
Etymology: From material + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|material|ist}} material + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} materialist (plural materialists)
  1. Someone who is materialistic, concerned only with material possessions. Translations (someone who is materialistic): ရုပ်ဝါဒီ (rup-wadi) (Burmese), materialista (Catalan), 唯物主義者 /唯物主义者 (wéiwùzhǔyìzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), materialist [masculine] (Dutch), materialisti (Finnish), matérialiste [feminine, masculine] (French), მატერიალისტი (maṭerialisṭi) (Georgian), Materialist [masculine] (German), Materialistin [feminine] (German), υλιστής (ylistís) [masculine] (Greek), materialisto (Ido), ábharaí [masculine] (Irish), duine saolta [masculine] (Irish), materialista (Italian), materialista [masculine] (Polish), materialistka [feminine] (Polish), materialista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), materialist [masculine] (Romanian), materialistă [feminine] (Romanian), материали́ст (materialíst) [masculine] (Russian), материали́стка (materialístka) [feminine] (Russian), materialista (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-materialist-en-noun-Sa51Sqzc Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 60 40 Disambiguation of 'someone who is materialistic': 89 11
  2. A follower or proponent of philosophical materialism. Translations (follower of philosophical materialism): 唯物主義的 /唯物主义的 (wéiwùzhǔyìde) (Chinese Mandarin), materialist [masculine] (Dutch), materialisti (Finnish), matérialiste [feminine, masculine] (French), Materialist [masculine] (German), Materialistin [feminine] (German), ábharaí [masculine] (Irish), duine saolta [masculine] (Irish), materialista [masculine] (Polish), materialistka [feminine] (Polish), materialista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), материали́ст (materialíst) [masculine] (Russian), материали́стка (materialístka) [feminine] (Russian)
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Synonyms: hylic [derogatory] [Gnosticism, religion, lifestyle]

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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "of or concerning materialism",
      "word": "matérialiste"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "maṭerialisṭuri",
      "sense": "of or concerning materialism",
      "word": "მატერიალისტური"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "of or concerning materialism",
      "word": "materialistisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "materialistikós",
      "sense": "of or concerning materialism",
      "word": "ματεριαλιστικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "ylistikós",
      "sense": "of or concerning materialism",
      "word": "υλιστικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "of or concerning materialism",
      "word": "ábharaíoch"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "of or concerning materialism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "materialistyczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "of or concerning materialism",
      "word": "materialista"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "of or concerning materialism",
      "word": "materialist"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "materialistíčeskij",
      "sense": "of or concerning materialism",
      "word": "материалисти́ческий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "of or concerning materialism",
      "word": "materialista"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "lang_code": "vo",
      "sense": "of or concerning materialism",
      "word": "stöfimik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "materialist"
}

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