Definition of worldliness in English:
worldliness
noun ˈwəːldlɪnəsˈwərl(d)linəs
mass noun1The quality of being experienced and sophisticated.
both display wisdom and worldliness of much older men
my transition from childish cluelessness to teenage worldliness
Example sentencesExamples
- At the time I was gobsmacked at his sheer lack of worldliness.
- To the cosmopolitan elite, wine means sophistication, worldliness, a place on the global stage.
- Modern fiction, like high heels, make-up, alcohol, TV, was indicative of worldliness - a give-away sign of the Devil's intent.
- Supposedly, we are mature, educated individuals who boast a worldliness beyond our years.
- In her book she describes herself as "a mixture of hopeful innocence and weary worldliness".
2Concern with material values or ordinary life rather than a spiritual existence.
Chaucer drew attention to clerical avarice and worldliness
Example sentencesExamples
- The villages slowly slip into a mood that reflects a superb blend of spirituality and worldliness.
- But when I got a better grasp of biblical teaching, I saw worldliness in sharper perspective.
- This violated Quaker ideas about the vanity and worldliness of such titles, for they believed that Christ respected no man's person.
- Our thought has become enslaved by 'worldliness'.
- Buddism's call to renounce worldliness is itself a call for separation, akin to Christianity's.
Definition of worldliness in US English:
worldliness
nounˈwərl(d)lēnəsˈwərl(d)linəs
1The quality of being experienced and sophisticated.
both display wisdom and worldliness of much older men
my transition from childish cluelessness to teenage worldliness
Example sentencesExamples
- Supposedly, we are mature, educated individuals who boast a worldliness beyond our years.
- At the time I was gobsmacked at his sheer lack of worldliness.
- Modern fiction, like high heels, make-up, alcohol, TV, was indicative of worldliness - a give-away sign of the Devil's intent.
- In her book she describes herself as "a mixture of hopeful innocence and weary worldliness".
- To the cosmopolitan elite, wine means sophistication, worldliness, a place on the global stage.
2Concern with material values or ordinary life rather than a spiritual existence.
Chaucer drew attention to clerical avarice and worldliness
Example sentencesExamples
- Our thought has become enslaved by 'worldliness'.
- But when I got a better grasp of biblical teaching, I saw worldliness in sharper perspective.
- The villages slowly slip into a mood that reflects a superb blend of spirituality and worldliness.
- Buddism's call to renounce worldliness is itself a call for separation, akin to Christianity's.
- This violated Quaker ideas about the vanity and worldliness of such titles, for they believed that Christ respected no man's person.