Worldly
World·ly
Worldly
a.
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Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions.
Many years it hath continued, standing by no other worldly mean but that one only hand which erected it.
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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.
With his soul fled all my worldly solace.
- Lay, as opposed to clerical. [Obs.]
Worldly
adv.
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With relation to this life; in a worldly manner.
Subverting worldly strong and worldly wise By simply meek.