worldling

American  

[wurld-ling] / ˈwɜrld lɪŋ /

noun

1. a person devoted to the interests and pleasures of this world; a worldly person.

   Those who sought money and treasures were indiscriminately classed as worldlings and apostates.

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worldling British  

/ ˈwɜːldlɪŋ /

noun

1. a person who is primarily concerned with worldly matters or material things

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Etymology

Origin of worldling

First recorded in 1540–50; world + -ling ¹

Example Sentences

Ambitious men caught glimpses of nobler ambitions than their own, and even worldlings confessed that his beliefs were beautiful and true, although ‘they wouldn’t pay’.

From Literature

I had lived my adulthood as a postmodern man, a worldling of the coasts and cities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Art worldlings who harbor resentments against Conceptualism and the necessity of reading labels to understand art will find Broodthaers a trial.

From New York Times

And do you still use the oaths of worldlings, as you did just now?

From Project Gutenberg

The shock changed the worldling to a saint.

From Project Gutenberg