this-worldliness

[ th is-wurld-lee-nis ]
/ ˈðɪsˈwɜrld li nɪs /

noun

concern or preoccupation with worldly things and values.

Origin of this-worldliness

First recorded in 1870–75

OTHER WORDS FROM this-worldliness

this-world·ly, adjective

Words nearby this-worldliness

this, this and that, this is where i came in, this side of, this'll, this-worldliness, thisaway, thisbe, thistle, thistle butterfly, thistle tube

Example sentences from the Web for this-worldliness

  • When nuns have relapsed from other-worldliness to this-worldliness how have they been?

    The Darrow Enigma |Melvin L. Severy