Materialist

Materialist
Materialist Ma*te"ri*al*ist (m[.a]*t[=e]"r[i^]*al*[i^]st), n. [Cf. F. mat['e]rialiste.] 1. One who denies the existence of spiritual substances or agents, and maintains that spiritual phenomena, so called, are the result of some peculiar organization of matter. A believer in {philosophical materialism}. [1913 Webster +PJC]

2. One who holds to the existence of matter, as distinguished from the idealist, who denies it. --Berkeley. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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