earthly
adjective
of or relating to the earth, especially as opposed to heaven; worldly.
earthliness
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a word derived from
earthly.
Example Sentences
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But, at least in his paintings, Soutine never sought to escape earthliness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
We try to turn away from our earthliness, but our prayers embody our appetites.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2014
Doll of course denies his earthliness, swears it is carnal knowledge of a fiend she has, and convicts herself of her witchcraft.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have risen so far above this earthliness, that in so many hours I am to shake off for ever, that I can trust myself to meet her soul to soul.
From The Light of Scarthey by Egerton Castle
Of course, the earthliness may not be manifest as before; "hewers of wood and drawers of water" they become, yet they are there and live there.
From Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians by Charles Ebert Orr
