meaning of worldly
1. Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions.
2. Pertaining to this world or life, in contradistinction from the life to come; secular; temporal; devoted to this life and its enjoyments; bent on gain; as, worldly pleasures, affections, honor, lusts, men.
3. Lay, as opposed to clerical.
4. With relation to this life; in a worldly manner.
5. concerned with secular rather than sacred matters; "lords temporal and
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Related Words
worldly | worldly belongings | worldly concern | worldly goods | worldly possessions | worldly-minded | worldly-wise | worldlywise |
