materialism
//məˈtɪəriəˌlɪzəm//
Noun
1
A tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.
The rise of materialism in modern society has led many people to prioritize wealth over happiness.
2
The philosophical theory that physical matter is the only reality and that everything, including thought, feeling, mind, and will, can be explained in terms of matter and physical phenomena.
Materialism holds that consciousness arises from physical processes in the brain.