worldling

[ wurld-ling ]

/ ˈwɜrld lɪŋ /

noun

a person devoted to the interests and pleasures of this world; a worldly person.

Origin of worldling

First recorded in 1540–50; world + -ling¹

Words nearby worldling

world federalism, world federalist, World Health Organization, world language, worldline, worldling, worldly, worldly-minded, worldly-wise, world music, world point

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Example sentences from the Web for worldling

I will therefore be the richer by charitable laying out, while the worldling will be poorer by his covetous hoarding up.'
Extracts from the Diary and Correspondence of the Late Amos Lawrence; with a brief account of some incidents of his life|Amos Lawrence
He did not use experience in that mean and pompous sense in which it is used by the worldling advanced in years.
Robert Browning|G. K. Chesterton
Another thinks he is no worldling, because he useth no unlawful means, but the labour of his calling, to grow rich.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
It is the very language of an evangelical piety applied to the manufacture of a worldling.
In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays|Augustine Birrell

Doubtless Leighton had within him the possibilities of becoming a worldling, and also of becoming a cynic.
The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton|Mrs. Russell Barrington

British Dictionary definitions for worldling

worldling

/ (ˈwɜːldlɪŋ) /

noun

a person who is primarily concerned with worldly matters or material things

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单词	worldling
释义	worldling [ wurld-ling ] / ˈwɜrld lɪŋ / noun a person devoted to the interests and pleasures of this world; a worldly person. Origin of worldling First recorded in 1540–50; world + -ling¹ Words nearby worldling world federalism, world federalist, World Health Organization, world language, worldline, worldling, worldly, worldly-minded, worldly-wise, world music, world point Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for worldling I will therefore be the richer by charitable laying out, while the worldling will be poorer by his covetous hoarding up.' Extracts from the Diary and Correspondence of the Late Amos Lawrence; with a brief account of some incidents of his life\|Amos Lawrence He did not use experience in that mean and pompous sense in which it is used by the worldling advanced in years. Robert Browning\|G. K. Chesterton Another thinks he is no worldling, because he useth no unlawful means, but the labour of his calling, to grow rich. A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)\|Richard Baxter It is the very language of an evangelical piety applied to the manufacture of a worldling. In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays\|Augustine Birrell Doubtless Leighton had within him the possibilities of becoming a worldling, and also of becoming a cynic. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton\|Mrs. Russell Barrington British Dictionary definitions for worldling worldling / (ˈwɜːldlɪŋ) / noun a person who is primarily concerned with worldly matters or material things Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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