earthliness en · NOUN
Etymology
From earthly + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The quality of being earthly.
Perchance as vulturs are ſaid to ſmell the earthlineſſe of a dying corps; ſo this bird of prey reſented a worſe than earthly ſavour in the ſoul of Saul, an evidence of his death at hand.
1642, Thomas Fuller, “The Witch of Endor”, in The Holy State, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] Roger Daniel for John Williams, […], →OCLC, book V (The Profane State), page 371:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| earthlinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |