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Meaning of 'worldly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Worldly [ a.]
- Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions.
- 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.
- Lay, as opposed to clerical.
2 . Worldly [ adv.]
- With relation to this life; in a worldly manner.

Meaning of 'worldly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . worldly [ a]
Meaning (1):
- characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
Example in sentence:
  • temporal possessions of the church;
  • worldly goods and advancement
2 . worldly [ s]
Meaning (2):
- very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world
Example in sentence:
  • the benefits of his worldly wisdom;
  • the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'

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