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worldly

adjective

1 worldly

Characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world:
— Worldly goods and advancement.

synonyms: secular, temporal.

Roget 943: selfish; self-seeking, self-indulgent, self-interested, self-centered; wrapped up in self, wrapt up in self, centered in self; egotistic, egotistical; egoistical.    illiberal, mean, ungenerous, ... show more

Roget 989: irreligious; indevout; undevout; devoutless, godless, graceless; ungodly, unholy, unsanctified, unhallowed; atheistic, without God.    skeptical, ... show more

2 worldly

Very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world:
— The benefits of his worldly wisdom.

synonym: blase.

Polish: światowy


Moby thesaurus: Philistine, banausic, blase, bodily, carnal, carnal-minded, corporal, corporeal, cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, disenchanted, disillusioned, down-to-earth, earthly, earthy, experienced, fleshly, hardheaded, hylic, knowing ... show more.

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