What does worldliness mean?
Definitions for worldliness
world·li·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
sophistication, worldliness, mundaneness, mundanitynoun
the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
worldlinessnoun
concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs
"he disliked the worldliness of many bishops around him"
Wiktionary
worldlinessnoun
The quality of being worldly; familiarity with the ways of the world.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Worldlinessnoun
Covetousness; addictedness to gain.
Etymology: from worldly.
ChatGPT
worldliness
Worldliness refers to the quality of being experienced and sophisticated in matters related to life and the world. This can often involve awareness and concern with material and physical pleasures, possessions, and attitudes centered towards worldly affairs rather than spiritual, ethical, or philosophical values.
Webster Dictionary
Worldlinessnoun
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
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of worldliness in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of worldliness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of worldliness in a Sentence
When we think of apostasy, we’re not to think simply of deviation from the truth, that is fundamental, but always too, there's deviation in life, there is a movement to unholiness, to worldliness. -- Iain Murray
I tremble for the amount of worldliness which prevails in some professing Christian families!
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