worldly-minded
adjective
having or showing devotion to the affairs and interests of this world.
worldly-mindedness
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a word derived from
worldly-minded.
Example Sentences
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Consider, my dear Mr. Denbigh, what we would have thought of one of the earlier followers of our Saviour, who from motives of convenience or worldly-mindedness could have deserted his sacred calling.
From Precaution by James Fenimore Cooper
Evidently the remedy in this case for "worldly-mindedness" is worse than the disease.
From The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves
Anxious care rests upon a basis of heathen worldly-mindedness.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Alexander Maclaren
You are anxious about Carmen's worldly-mindedness; but ought you not to be indulgent, dear Sister, and remember that the child's early associations are still holding sway in her heart, and make great excuse for her?
From Sister Carmen by M. Corvus
I have been told that he may well preach against worldly-mindedness, for he gets enough of it at home.
From Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow by Emily Sarah Holt
