materialistic world

collocation in English

meaningsofmaterialisticandworld

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materialistic
adjective
uk
/məˌtɪə.ri.əˈlɪs.tɪk/us
/məˌtɪr.i.əˈlɪs.tɪk/
believing that having money and possessions is the most important thing ...
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world
noun
uk
/wɜːld/us
/wɝːld/
the earth and all the people, places, and things ...
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(Definition ofmaterialisticandworldfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The spiritual element of life must also be given prominence in an increasinglymaterialisticworld.
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This is a scientific world; a scientific age; and amaterialisticworld.
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We believe that the arts are a vital field in a modernmaterialisticworld.
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I always appreciate my wealth in thismaterialisticworldby the treasures that my close family give to me.
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In fact, it is one of the sadnesses of thematerialisticworldin which we are living today that we have escaped from much of this.
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With green taxation, we can make the leap from the generallymaterialisticworldof the twentieth century to a more sensible world, richer in environmentally friendly and human values.
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It is only in a place such as this that, in thismaterialisticworld, you can have a little debate such as this, which is very worthwhile.
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The referendum is being held out to people as a chance of getting something for nothing, and in thismaterialisticworldmost people want something for nothing.
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However, this is not amaterialisticworld.
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We are not a completelymaterialisticworldand there are other qualities of life and living which voluntary organisations, in partnership with local authorities, can engender in our society.
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The setting is allegorical: the south represents the soft,materialisticworld; the north symbolizes a world beyond civilization and is inherently competitive.
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When he played violin, he used to play it wholeheartedly, with full absorption, leaving behind the outermaterialisticworld.
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To achieve their goal of defeating amaterialisticworldview, advocates of intelligent design take a two-pronged approach.
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He then renounced thematerialisticworldand started his spiritual journey in search of brahmam garu, his guru.
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Recurring themes under this interpretation include salvation, redemption, defining and revealing the human soul, and metaphysical transcendence of a limiting andmaterialisticworld.
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The main aim of giving upmaterialisticworldis to withdraw oneself from sensual pleasures (as they are fake and temporary in some religions).
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His renunciation from thematerialisticworldwas due to immense love for his creator.
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Raju is driven to the brink by circumstance and expectations of amaterialisticworld.
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