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this-worldliness en · NOUN

Etymology

From this-worldly + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Concern with the things of this world; specifically, devotion to worldly things, as opposed to spiritual pursuits.
    • While dealing with this world, one must cultivate a penetrating, clear and unsullied this-worldliness. 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 291