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worldly-minded

[ wurld-lee-mahyn-did ]

/ ˈwɜrld liˈmaɪn dɪd /

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adjective

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

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Origin of worldly-minded

First recorded in 1595–1605

Related formsworld·ly-mind·ed·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for worldly-minded

Car′nal-mind′ed, worldly-minded; Car′neous, Carnose′, fleshy: of or like flesh.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Somebody in this family must be practical and worldly-minded, and I seem to be the one.
Cap'n Dan's Daughter|Joseph C. Lincoln
The churches of men are largely made up of worldly-minded professors who know not the birth and life of the Spirit.
The Last Reformation|F. G. [Frederick George] Smith
Byron wrote of him, "The most gentle, the most amiable, and the least worldly-minded person I ever met!"
English Literature|William J. Long

These fragments, however highly estimated by the naturalist and the antiquary, were held in derision by the worldly-minded Tim.
Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II.|Pierce Egan