worldly possessions

worldly possessions
worldly goods (or possessions or wealth) everything that someone owns.
Main Entry: worldly

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  • worldly possessions — noun all the property that someone possess he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter • Syn: ↑worldly belongings, ↑worldly goods • Hypernyms: ↑property, ↑belongings, ↑holding …   Useful english dictionary

  • worldly possessions/wealth — ► worldly goods (or possessions or wealth) everything that someone owns. Main Entry: ↑worldly …   English terms dictionary

  • someone's worldly possessions — someone’s worldly goods/possessions/ phrase all the things that someone owns He left all his worldly goods to her when he died. Thesaurus: general words for possessionssynonym Main entry: worldly …   Useful english dictionary

  • worldly — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)ldli[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Worldly is used to describe things relating to the ordinary activities of life, rather than to spiritual things. [LITERARY] I think it is time you woke up and focused your thoughts on more worldly matters... He… …   English dictionary

  • worldly goods — noun all the property that someone possess he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter • Syn: ↑worldly possessions, ↑worldly belongings • Hypernyms: ↑property, ↑belongings, ↑holding * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • worldly belongings — noun all the property that someone possess (Freq. 1) he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter • Syn: ↑worldly possessions, ↑worldly goods • Hypernyms: ↑property, ↑belongings, ↑hold …   Useful english dictionary

  • worldly goods (or possessions or wealth) — everything that one owns. → worldly …   English new terms dictionary

  • worldly — ► ADJECTIVE (wordlier, wordliest) 1) of or concerned with material affairs rather than spiritual ones. 2) experienced and sophisticated. ● worldly goods (or possessions or wealth) Cf. ↑worldly wealth DERI …   English terms dictionary

  • worldly goods — ► worldly goods (or possessions or wealth) everything that someone owns. Main Entry: ↑worldly …   English terms dictionary

  • worldly wealth — ► worldly goods (or possessions or wealth) everything that someone owns. Main Entry: ↑worldly …   English terms dictionary

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