Noun
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: Webster's dictionaryA dim consciousness of infinite mystery and grandeur lies beneath all the commonplace of life. There is an awfulness and a majesty around us, in all our little worldliness. Albert Pike
God's truth is too sacred to be expounded to superficial worldliness in its transient fit of earnestness. Frederick William Robertson
I make the other's absence responsible for my worldliness. Roland Barthes
Almost all of our sorrows spring out of our relations with other people. There is no more mistaken path to happiness than worldliness. Arthur Schopenhauer
Spiritual worldliness kills! It kills the soul! It kills the Church! Pope Francis
There is a danger that threatens everyone in the church, all of us. The danger of worldliness. It leads us to vanity, arrogance and pride. Pope Francis