What is the meaning of the word "material" in contexts such as material support, a material man, material thinking, a material condition, a material company, a materialistic personality, a material difference, a material agreement, and material interests?
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The meaning of the word "material" (مادي) as found in the Dictionary of Contemporary Arabic is:
1. An adjective derived from "matter" (مادة) and "materialism" (مادية), and it is the opposite of spiritual or moral, such as "material considerations" or "materialistic doctrine."
2. One who believes that nothing exists except matter, or who attributes everything to matter, and it is said, "a materialist philosopher."
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