worldling
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈwɜrldlɪŋ/
- Archaic
:
mundano
- Many worldlings prioritize material success over personal relationships and spiritual growth.
Examples
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What is there left to say to you, Shenonymous, who is one who responds to 'The Four Noble Truths' with "I am not a miserable person"? Nothing at all, because one who responds with "I am not a miserable person" to the 'Four Noble Truths' has responded as a self-centered emotional worldling and is not sufficiently awake to actually understand.
Blog text (18) -
And sooner than the worldlings think.
Blog text (4) -
Anyway, go up to the hill, and you will need to be a very worldly worldling if you fail to catch some inarticulate vision of the strange equation in which you stand on one side and the Universe on the other.
Academic text (2002) -
When worldlings were bartering in the market and driving hard bargains, wast thou not as one of them?
Blog text (20) -
And when the three days of darkness occur, as it did in the Bible at least once, and the denizens of Hell are released to unleash their terror upon the disbelieving secular worldlings, don't say you weren't warned.
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The worldling focused solely on his wealth, ignoring the deeper values of life.
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While some seek enlightenment, the worldling is often preoccupied with the latest trends.
Synonyms
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5.9
A person who cares more about money and things than about ideas or feelings
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9.2
A person who cares most about money and success instead of spiritual life
Antonyms
How Worldly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Worldling comes from world and the little ending -ling, which marks a person tied to something, as in duckling meaning a 'small' duck. So a worldling is someone tied to the 'world', mainly interested in material things, not spiritual life.