PHILISTINISM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters

Synonyms:

materialism; philistinism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("philistinism" is a kind of...):

desire (something that is desired)

Credits