Materialist

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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] Materialistic

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  materialist
       n 1: someone with great regard for worldly possessions
       2: someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter
          [syn: {irreligionist}]