worldly

adj. temporal, earthly, material; secular, materialistic; cosmopolitan, sophisticated

adv. with relation to life in this world

Adjective
1. characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world; "worldly goods and advancement"
(antonym) unworldly
(similar) economic
(see-also) earthly
2. very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"; "the benefits of his worldly wisdom"
(synonym) blase
(similar) sophisticated
3. concerned with secular rather than sacred matters; "lords temporal and spiritual"
(synonym) temporal
(similar) profane

(adv.)
With relation to this life; in a worldly manner.
  

(a.)
Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions.
  

(a.)
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.
  

(a.)
Lay, as opposed to clerical.
  

Synonyms and related words:
Philistine, banausic, blase, bodily, carnal, carnal-minded, corporal, corporeal, cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, disenchanted, disillusioned, down-to-earth, earthly, earthy, experienced, fleshly, hardheaded, hylic, knowing, material, materialistic, materiate, matter-of-fact, mature, matured, mondaine, mundane, nonsacred, nonspiritual, not born yesterday, old, physical, positivistic, practical, practical-minded, practiced, pragmatic, profane, rational, realist, realistic, reasonable, reprobate, ripe, ripened, sagacious, sane, scientific, scientistic, seasoned, secular, sensible, sensual, sober-minded, somatic, sophisticate, sophisticated, sound, sound-thinking, straight-thinking, substantial, tellurian, telluric, temporal, terrene, terrestrial, tried, tried and true, unblessed, unhallowed, unholy, unideal, unidealistic, unregenerate, unromantic, unsacred, unsanctified, unsentimental, unspiritual, veteran, world-wise, worldly-wise
  

worldly /'wə:ldli/
tính từ trên thế gian, (thuộc) thế gian trần tục, vật chấtworldly goods: của cải vật chất, của cải trần tục (như) worldly-minded có tính thời lưu, (thuộc) thời đại
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