(phil.) a person who advocates that the soul is nothing but the conbination of the earth, water, fire and air.

(gram.) past tense.

the philosophic doctrine that matter is the only reality and that everything in the world, including thought, will and feeling can be explained only in terms of matter; materialism.

the doctrine that comfort, pleasure and wealth are the only or highest goals or values in life; materialism.

the tendency to be more concerned with material than with spiritual or intellectual goals or values.

a person who is markedly more concerned with material things than with spiritual, intellectual or cultural values; a materialist.

an adherent of philosophical materialism (in the ಭೌತವಾದ - sense 1 and 2 above).