the philosophic doctrine that matter is the only reality and that everything in the world, including thought, will and feeling can be explained only in terms of matter; materialism.

the doctrine that comfort, pleasure and wealth are the only or highest goals or values in life; materialism.

the tendency to be more concerned with material than with spiritual or intellectual goals or values.

(gram.) past tense.

(phil.) a person who advocates that the soul is nothing but the conbination of the earth, water, fire and air.

a person who is markedly more concerned with material things than with spiritual, intellectual or cultural values; a materialist.

an adherent of philosophical materialism (in the ಭೌತವಾದ - sense 1 and 2 above).