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4 dictionary results for: worldliness
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
world·ly
[wurld-lee] Pronunciation Key adjective, -li·er, -li·est, adverb
[wurld-lee] Pronunciation Key adjective, -li·er, -li·est, adverb –adjective
–adverb
| 1. | of or pertaining to this world as contrasted with heaven, spiritual life, etc.; earthly; mundane. |
| 2. | experienced; knowing; sophisticated: the benefits of his worldly wisdom. |
| 3. | devoted to, directed toward, or connected with the affairs, interests, or pleasures of this world. |
| 4. | of or pertaining to the people or laity; secular; neither ecclesiastical nor religious. |
| 5. | Obsolete. of, pertaining to, or existing on earth. |
| 6. | in a worldly manner (archaic except in combination): worldly-wise; worldly-minded. |
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| world·ly
(wûrld'lē) Pronunciation Key
adj. world·li·er, world·li·est
adv. In a worldly manner. world'li·ness n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| worldliness | |
noun | |
| 1. | the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment [syn: sophistication] [ant: naiveness] |
| 2. | concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs; "he disliked the worldliness of many bishops around him" [ant: otherworldliness] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Worldliness
World"li*ness\, n. The quality of being worldly; a predominant passion for obtaining the good things of this life; covetousness; addictedness to gain and temporal enjoyments; worldly-mindedness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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