different between physicalism vs materialist

English

Etymology

physical +? -ism

Noun

physicalism (countable and uncountable, plural physicalisms)

1. (philosophy) A philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties; that is, that there are no kinds of things other than physical things.

Synonyms

• (philosophy): materialism
• (philosophy): philosophical materialism

Antonyms

• (philosophy): idealism

Hypernyms

• (philosophy): monism
• (philosophy): realism

See also

• (philosophy): dualism

Translations

See also

• idealism

English

Etymology

From material +? -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??ti????l?st/

Noun

materialist (plural materialists)

1. Someone who is materialistic, concerned only with material possessions.
2. A follower or proponent of philosophical materialism.

Translations

Adjective

materialist (comparative more materialist, superlative most materialist)

1. Having features typical of philosophical materialism.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed, likely from French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma??te?.ri.a??l?st/
• Hyphenation: ma?te?ri?a?list
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

materialist m (plural materialisten)

1. materialist (one who believes that only matters exists)
2. materialist (pursuer of money or possessions)

Derived terms

• materialistisch

Related terms

• materialisme

Romanian

Etymology

From French matérialiste, German Materialist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.te.ri.a?list/

Adjective

materialist m or n (feminine singular materialist?, masculine plural materiali?ti, feminine and neuter plural materialiste)

1. materialistic

Declension

Noun

materialist m (plural materiali?ti, feminine equivalent materialist?)

1. materialist

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

materiell +? -ist

Noun

materialist c

1. a materialist; an adherer of materialism

Declension

Related terms

• materialistisk