worldly

  • (a) characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
    • worldly goods and advancement
    • temporal possessions of the church
    secular, temporal,
  • (s) very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world
    • the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as "the pond"
    • the benefits of his worldly wisdom
    blase,

Synonyms

secular temporal blase

Antonyms

unworldly

See also

earthly profane secular sophisticated

Words of close approximity

worldly belongings worldly concern worldly good worldly goods worldly-minded worldly possession worldly possessions worldly-wise