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worldly(2)(dictionary)
worldly(dictionary)

worldly(1) (iou)



worldly adjective. OE.
[from WORLD noun + -LY1.]
Of or pertaining to this world or this life; earthly, temporal, mundane. Formerly also, mortal. OE.
Milton Thou..seem'st otherwise inclin'd Then to a worldly Crown. Sunday Express All my worldly goods..in a battered suitcase.
Of or belonging to the secular (as opp. to religious) realm or world; secular. OE.
L. M. Montgomery She thought puffed sleeves were too worldly for a minister's wife.
Engrossed in or devoted to temporal affairs, esp. the pursuit of wealth and pleasure. ME.
N. Hawthorne Genuine love..brings back our early simplicity to the worldliest of us.
Special collocations & comb.: worldly-minded adjective having a worldly mind, intent on the things of this world. worldly wisdom knowledge or good sense in worldly affairs, spec. prudence as regards one's own interests.
worldlily adverb in a worldly manner E19.
worldliness noun LME.