worldly 音标拼音: [w'ɚldli]
a . 世间的,世俗的,世上的
世间的,世俗的,世上的
worldly adj 1 :
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world ; "
worldly goods and advancement "; "
temporal possessions of the church " [
synonym :
{
worldly }, {
secular }, {
temporal }] [
ant : {
unworldly }]
2 :
very sophisticated especially because of surfeit ;
versed in the ways of the world ; "
the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `
the pond '"; "
the benefits of his worldly wisdom " [
synonym : {
blase }, {
worldly }]
Worldly \
World "
ly \,
adv .
With relation to this life ;
in a worldly manner .
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1913 Webster ]
Subverting worldly strong and worldly wise By simply meek . --
Milton .
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Worldly \
World "
ly \,
a . [
AS .
woroldlic .]
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1 .
Relating to the world ;
human ;
common ;
as ,
worldly maxims ;
worldly actions . "
I thus neglecting worldly ends ." --
Shak .
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Many years it hath continued ,
standing by no other worldly mean but that one only hand which erected it . --
Hooker .
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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 .
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With his soul fled all my worldly solace . --
Shak .
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3 .
Lay ,
as opposed to clerical . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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83 Moby Thesaurus words for "
worldly ":
Philistine ,
banausic ,
blase ,
bodily ,
carnal ,
carnal -
minded ,
corporal ,
corporeal ,
cosmopolitan ,
cosmopolite ,
disenchanted ,
disillusioned ,
down -
to -
earth ,
earthly ,
earthy ,
experienced ,
fleshly ,
hardheaded ,
hylic ,
knowing ,
material ,
materialistic ,
materiate ,
matter -
of -
fact ,
mature ,
matured ,
mondaine ,
mundane ,
nonsacred ,
nonspiritual ,
not born yesterday ,
old ,
physical ,
positivistic ,
practical ,
practical -
minded ,
practiced ,
pragmatic ,
profane ,
rational ,
realist ,
realistic ,
reasonable ,
reprobate ,
ripe ,
ripened ,
sagacious ,
sane ,
scientific ,
scientistic ,
seasoned ,
secular ,
sensible ,
sensual ,
sober -
minded ,
somatic ,
sophisticate ,
sophisticated ,
sound ,
sound -
thinking ,
straight -
thinking ,
substantial ,
tellurian ,
telluric ,
temporal ,
terrene ,
terrestrial ,
tried ,
tried and true ,
unblessed ,
unhallowed ,
unholy ,
unideal ,
unidealistic ,
unregenerate ,
unromantic ,
unsacred ,
unsanctified ,
unsentimental ,
unspiritual ,
veteran ,
world -
wise ,
worldly -
wise
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