worldly-minded

[ wurld-lee-mahyn-did ]

adjective

1. having or showing devotion to the affairs and interests of this world.

Other Words From

• worldly-minded·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of worldly-minded¹

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

They will reach you by the hands of Mr. Mackenzie, a worldly-minded Scotch merchant, but honest as to earthly things.

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But since then she had seen life through the eyes of a worldly-minded old husband, and it had made a difference.

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It sounded very worldly-minded and decisive and Mrs. Ashburner gained an envious comfort in her daughter's declaration.

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It would have been better for her and for Angus if she had been more worldly-minded—less innocent of the knowledge of evil.

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Sometimes I thought it was vain and worldly minded in me, but I couldn't give it up.

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