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English adjective: worldly | |||
| 1. | worldly characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world | ||
| Samples | Worldly goods and advancement. Temporal possessions of the church. | ||
| Synonyms | secular, temporal | ||
| Similar | economic, material, materialistic, mercenary, mundane, terrestrial, worldly-minded | ||
| See also | earthly, profane, secular, sophisticated | ||
| Antonyms | unworldly | ||
| 2. | worldly very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world | ||
| Samples | The blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'. The benefits of his worldly wisdom. | ||
| Synonyms | blase | ||
| Similar | sophisticated | ||
| Antonyms | naif, naive | ||
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