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
Bishoprics and abbacies were rewards of service to the king, the bishops were worldly-minded, plurality was frequent, and simony not unknown.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various
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
The characters in Spielhagen's romances most resembling our snobs are worldly-minded, sycophantic clergymen and the low-born nouveaux riches....
From Problematic Characters A Novel by Spielhagen, Friedrich
That can’t be—discontented, worldly-minded girl that I have proved myself to be!
From Eunice by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)
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