Mastigophobia
noun
a fear of being whipped, flogged, or otherwise punished
Word Origin
related to mastigophorous ‘scourge-bearing’
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- Materialistically
[muh-teer-ee-uh-lis-tik] /məˌtɪər i əˈlɪs tɪk/ adjective 1. excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values. 2. adhering to the philosophy of , a theory that regards matter as constituting the universe and all its phenomena. adj. 1829, from materialist + -ic. Related: Materialistically.
- Materiality
[muh-teer-ee-al-i-tee] /məˌtɪər iˈæl ɪ ti/ noun, plural materialities for 2. 1. nature or quality. 2. something . /məˌtɪərɪˈælɪtɪ/ noun 1. the state or quality of being physical or material 2. substance; matter n. 1520s, “that which is the matter of something,” from Modern Latin materialitas, from materialis (see material (adj.)). From 1560s as “quality of […]
- Materialization
[muh-teer-ee-uh-lahyz] /məˈtɪər i əˌlaɪz/ verb (used without object), materialized, materializing. 1. to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized. 2. to assume or bodily form; become corporeal: The ghost materialized before Hamlet. verb (used with object), materialized, materializing. 3. to give form to; realize: […]
- Materialize
[muh-teer-ee-uh-lahyz] /məˈtɪər i əˌlaɪz/ verb (used without object), materialized, materializing. 1. to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized. 2. to assume or bodily form; become corporeal: The ghost materialized before Hamlet. verb (used with object), materialized, materializing. 3. to give form to; realize: […]
- Materially
[muh-teer-ee-uh-lee] /məˈtɪər i ə li/ adverb 1. to an important degree; considerably: Their endorsement didn’t help materially. 2. with reference to matter or things and conditions; physically. 3. Philosophy. with regard to matter or substance as distinguished from form. /məˈtɪərɪəlɪ/ adverb 1. to a significant extent; considerably: his death alters the situation materially 2. with […]