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    worldliness
    /ˈwəːldlɪnɪs/

    noun

    • 1. the quality of being experienced and sophisticated: "both display wisdom and worldliness of much older men"
    • 2. concern with material values or ordinary life rather than a spiritual existence: "Chaucer drew attention to clerical avarice and worldliness"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › worldlinessWorldliness Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Oct 6, 2012 · The meaning of WORLDLY is of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs. How to use worldly in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Worldly.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWORLDLINESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    WORLDLINESS definition: 1. the quality of being practical and having a lot of experience of life: 2. the quality of being…. Learn more.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › worldlinessWorldliness - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Your worldliness means that you've had enough experience, through travel and meeting different kinds of people, that you understand the way the world works. Use the noun worldliness to talk about a person's awareness of and connection with the larger world.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWORLDLINESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    WORLDLINESS meaning: 1. the quality of being practical and having a lot of experience of life: 2. the quality of being…. Learn more.

  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › worldliness_nworldliness, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun worldliness, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › worldlinessWorldliness - definition of worldliness by The Free Dictionary

    1. Of, relating to, or devoted to the material world, especially in contrast to spiritual concerns. 2. Experienced in human affairs; sophisticated or worldly-wise: "an experienced and worldly man who had been almost everywhere" (Willa Cather). adv. In a worldly manner. world′li·ness n.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › worldlinessWorldliness Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Worldliness definition: The quality of being worldly ; familiarity with the ways of the world.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishworldliness noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    the fact of being concerned with the world in which we live rather than with spiritual things. She became dissatisfied with the vanity and worldliness of upper-class society. Check pronunciation: worldliness. Definition of worldliness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › worldlinessworldliness - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    of or pertaining to this world as contrasted with heaven, spiritual life, etc.; earthly; mundane. experienced; knowing; sophisticated: the benefits of his worldly wisdom. devoted to, directed toward, or connected with the affairs, interests, or pleasures of this world. of or pertaining to the people or laity; secular;

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › worldlinessworldliness - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · worldliness (countable and uncountable, plural worldlinesses) The quality of being worldly; familiarity with the ways of the world.

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