philistinism
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1. a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | desire, |
| definition | : | something that is desired (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | materialist, |
| definition | : | someone with great regard for material possessions (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | bourgeois, conservative, materialistic, |
| definition | : | conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | materialistic, mercenary, worldly-minded, |
| definition | : | marked by materialism (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | materialist, |
| definition | : | someone with great regard for material possessions (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | bourgeois, conservative, materialistic, |
| definition | : | conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | materialistic, mercenary, worldly-minded, |
| definition | : | marked by materialism (adj.all) |
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