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Worldly-minded   /wˈərldli-mˈaɪndəd/   Listen
Worldly-minded

adjective
1.
Marked by materialism.  Synonyms: materialistic, mercenary.






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"Worldly-minded" Quotes from Famous Books



... adhesion to his principles. He doubts if there is any harm in this or that or the other worldly indulgence. He does not see the need of being so strenuous about little things. He is anxious to please everybody and can not bear to thwart the wishes of the worldly-minded. If the world dislikes any of the doctrines or the duties of religion he would have little said about them. In a word, he is all things to all men, in a very different sense from what Paul meant. In his sentiments, his associations, ...
— Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians • Charles Ebert Orr



Words linked to "Worldly-minded" :   materialistic, temporal, secular, worldly



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