worldliness

Noun

Meaning

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 dictionary

Synonyms

sapience practice culture evidence experience knowledge contact understanding background proof exposure observation involvement participation skill
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Antonyms

family household simplicity innocence domestication naivete
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Hypernyms

quality externality

Examples

A 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

Close letter words and terms

worldlike worldlily worldline worldling worldly worldly belongings