this-worldly en · ADJ
Etymology
From this world + -ly; analogous to other-worldly.
Meanings
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Pertaining to or concerned with material human existence, as opposed to spiritual or religious matters.
The guests were always this-worldly, and often profane.
1883, Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi:Changing attitudes to death and Hell mark a growth of this-worldly concerns in a large part of contemporary Christianity.
2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 1014:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more this-worldly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most this-worldly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |