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worldly

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1. worldly - Adjective

2. worldly - Adverb

4. worldly - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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.

With relation to this life; in a worldly manner.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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When people are empty of Christ, a thousand and one other things come and fill them up: jealousies, hatreds, boredom, melancholy, resentment, a worldly outlook, worldly pleasures. Try to fill your soul with Christ so that it's not empty. Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia

What benefit is there for a person from all their worldly knowledge if they cannot forgive their neighbor for an offensive word or a look? Nikolaj Velimirovic

There is pleasure when a sore is scratched, But to be without sores is more pleasurable still. Just so, there are pleasures in worldly desires, But to be without desires is more pleasurable still. Nagarjuna

Worldly prosperity is like writing on water. Hindi Proverb

Of no worldly good can the joy be perfect, unless it is shared by a friend. Latin Proverb

To pretend to satisfy one's desires with worldly goods is like using straw to put out a fire. Chinese Proverb

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