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ADJECTIVE worldly COMPARATIVE worldlier SUPERLATIVE worldliest

worldly English

Meaning worldly meaning

What does worldly mean?

Definitions in simple English

worldly Adjective

— If someone is wordly, then he is physical, human and relates more to the planet — A wordly person is interested about secular rather than sacred matters.

worldly

— adjective (= temporal) characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world worldly goods and advancement temporal possessions of the church — adjective (= blase) very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as 'the pond' the benefits of his worldly wisdom

Synonyms worldly synonyms

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worldly English » English

mundane secular earthly temporal terrestrial material fleshly blase worldly-wise sophisticated worldly-minded universal sublunary profane human earthy vulgar versed unconsecrated tried transmigratory terrene sublunar sensual senior secularistic secular vulgar seasoned practiced posh popular physical ordinary old of this world mammonish life lay laic irreligious given up to the world experient experienced everyday cupid crested cosmic coarse classy

Topics worldly topics

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Grammar General words Thing

Physical, non-physical

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animal nature biological bodily concrete corporal corporeal earthly earthy fleshly incarnate inferior matter material materialistic mundane natural objective physical seen sensible sensual tangible temporal unspiritual worldly

Examples worldly examples

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Simple sentences

Though he is so worldly-wise, he is still very young.

Movie subtitles

Continually turn our hearts. from wickedness. and from worldly things. unto Thee.

Who turns you into a vain, cheap, worldly fool?

I shall look very worldly.

How'd you come by these worldly possessions?

Man of the worldly mind, do you believe in me or not?

My worldly goods are what I stand in.

Every worldly conquest I ever sought, I have achieved.

It wasn't the worldly advantages I was thinking of.

I realized I was thinking more about the worldly than the heavenly advantages.

But I suppose comedy is all too worldly for a man of God.

He is within, with two right reverend fathers. divinely bent to meditation. and in no worldly suit should he be moved. to draw him from his holy exercise.

I dreamt of worldly success once.

They believe in prayer and contemplation and take no interest in worldly pleasures.

I accuse myself of worldly desires.

I'll give you all my worldly goods.

You're very full of worldly wisdom this evening.

Hey, Mrs. Worldly!

He's not a worldly man.

All your worldly goods in there?

And now we consecrate the worldly remains of our beloved Jacques. to the good earth from whence he sprang.

There are some here that seem a bit too worldly for maidens.

I'd trade all his worldly possessions for one good axe.

With this ring, I thee wed, with my body, I thee worship, with all my worldly goods I thee endow.

My worldly goods are what I stand in. I have no armor and no warhorse. But I must ride against John's knights at Ashby, or they will win.

You can forget worldly affairs. and. adapt yourself to the balls.

In the event, something unforeseen happens to you. do all of your worldly goods go to him?

I didn't know he was so worldly.

I must be worldly to manage a temple like this.

I know it is wrong to raise my voice against any person. but there are those in your order who would change your way of life. for the sake of worldly comfort.

I, too, have made a change for worldly comfort.

We haven't bothered with politics or worldly affairs.

Come, my Desdemona, I have but an hour of love of worldly matters and direction to spend with thee.

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But we cannot rely on them when so many worldly people see nothing wrong with revolving doors.

For the reformers, normality meant the progressive development of Muslim societies, and they tied this to the interaction of Islamic teaching with relevant, worldly ideas of the time.

Allowing them to frame these problems in religious terms legitimizes the perspective that they are attempting to impose, particularly in their own societies.It also allows them to camouflage their very worldly thirst for power.

By that fact alone, he added a spiritual dimension to an age which is dominated by worldly concerns, such as wealth and show business.

There is a tradition of the central banker as a worldly philosopher, who stands up for long-term sensible policy, and this tradition makes it politically easier for central bankers to do the right thing.

We can try to inculcate better ethical standards. But we cannot rely on them when so many worldly people see nothing wrong with revolving doors.

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