English dictionary
worldliness
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
Source: WordNet 3.0
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concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs
ExamplesHe disliked the worldliness of many bishops around him.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913