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Worldly

🔄 Synonyms of "Worldly"

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mundanenounOrdinary; not new.
profanenounTreating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.
blasenounA male given name from Latin.
temporalnoun(relational) Relating to time:
sophisticatedOf a person: having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan, worldly-wise.
mercenarynounA person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain.
materialnounOf, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.
economicPertaining to an economy.
materialisticBeing overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.
worldly-mindedmarked by materialism
terrestrialnounOf, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the Earth or its inhabitants, earthly.

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unworldlyCharacterising people who are unconcerned with worldly matters; spiritually minded.

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mundaneOrdinary; not new.
materialnounOf, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.
temporal(relational) Relating to time:
sophisticatedOf a person: having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan, worldly-wise.
materialisticBeing overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.
mercenaryMotivated by personal gain.
economicPertaining to an economy.
blaseAlternative form of blasé. [Unimpressed with something because of overfamiliarity.]
profaneTreating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.
terrestrialOf, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the Earth or its inhabitants, earthly.
worldly-mindedmarked by materialism
goodsnoun(business, economics) That which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.
secularNot specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
layNot belonging to the clergy, but associated with them.
groundCrushed, or reduced to small particles.
land-based
earthlynounRelating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven; terrestrial.
carnalRelating to the physical and especially sexual appetites or activities.
physicalnounPertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; real. Having to do with the material world.
sublunarynoun(by extension) In or of this world (as opposed to heaven, etc.); earthly, terrestrial.

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