Antonyms for materialistic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : muh-teer-ee-uh-lis-tik
Phonetic Transcription : məˌtɪər i əˈlɪs tɪk


Definition of materialistic

Origin :
  • 1829, from materialist + -ic. Related: Materialistically.
  • adj thinking mainly about physical things
Example sentences :
  • I have said that the dominant thinking of our age is materialistic, and by that I mean also physical.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Let our materialistic friends summon them, then, to their aid.
  • Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
  • At all events, it is a legitimate induction from materialistic premises.
  • Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
  • Physical science is as little Atheistic as it is Materialistic.'
  • Extract from : « Mind and Motion and Monism » by George John Romanes
  • They are suspicious and materialistic, having no sacred ideals.
  • Extract from : « Beasts, Men and Gods » by Ferdinand Ossendowski
  • Condillac's doctrine is sensationalist, but not materialistic.
  • Extract from : « A History of French Literature » by Edward Dowden
  • It is realistic—this Montaignesque method—realistic not materialistic.
  • Extract from : « Suspended Judgments » by John Cowper Powys
  • We turn, secondly, to the Materialistic School as represented by Aug.
  • Extract from : « Christianity and Greek Philosophy » by Benjamin Franklin Cocker
  • One was the outlook of Sarakoff, which even I deemed to be too materialistic.
  • Extract from : « The Blue Germ » by Martin Swayne
  • The materialistic Evolution, so to speak, is a straight line.
  • Extract from : « Natural Law in the Spiritual World » by Henry Drummond

Synonyms for materialistic

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