Bhautavada, Bhautavāda, Bhauta-vada, Bhauta-vāda: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Bhautavada in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bhautavāda (ಭೌತವಾದ):—

1) [noun] 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.

2) [noun] the doctrine that comfort, pleasure and wealth are the only or highest goals or values in life; materialism.

3) [noun] the tendency to be more concerned with material than with spiritual or intellectual goals or values.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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