worldly-minded
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of worldly-minded
First recorded in 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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His soul overflowed with ardent affections, and his friendship was of that devoted and wondrous nature that the worldly-minded teach us to look for only in the imagination.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
Obsequious, cold, worldly-minded, and correct, was Mr. Trevethlan Pendarrel.
From Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy
By one of those unlooked-for concurrences of circumstances that so often decide the fortunes of men, whether as lovers or in more worldly-minded pursuits, these doubts were now about to be unexpectedly and suddenly removed.
From Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay by Cooper, J. Fenimore
Jack sat dignified and martyr-like while the minister preached upon the evils which beset the young and dangers to the worldly-minded.
From Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter by Tileston, Merrill
He was far too much of a student and worker to be altogether so worldly-minded as Browning represents him.
From Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning by Clarke, Helen Archibald
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