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Materialist (mȧ‑tēˈrĭ‑al‑ĭst), n. [Cf. F. matérialiste.]
    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.

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    2. One who holds to the existence of matter, as distinguished from the idealist, who denies it.  Berkeley.

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