- worldly wealth
- ► worldly goods (or possessions or wealth) everything that someone owns.Main Entry: ↑worldly
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worldly wealth
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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 (or possessions or wealth) — everything that one owns. → worldly … English new terms dictionary
worldly possessions/wealth — ► worldly goods (or possessions or wealth) everything that someone owns. Main Entry: ↑worldly … English terms dictionary
Wealth — Wealth, n. [OE. welthe, from wele; cf. D. weelde luxury. See {Weal} prosperity.] [1913 Webster] 1. Weal; welfare; prosperity; good. [Obs.] Let no man seek his own, but every man another s wealth. 1 Cor. x. 24. [1913 Webster] 2. Large possessions; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wealth — [welth] n. [ME welthe, wealth, happiness: see WEAL2 & TH1] 1. a) much money or property; great amount of worldly possessions; riches b) the state of having much money or property; affluence [a person of wealth] … English World dictionary
worldly goods — ► worldly goods (or possessions or wealth) everything that someone owns. Main Entry: ↑worldly … English terms dictionary
worldly possessions — ► worldly goods (or possessions or wealth) everything that someone owns. Main Entry: ↑worldly … English terms 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 — adj. (worldlier, worldliest) 1 temporal or earthly (worldly goods). 2 engrossed in temporal affairs, esp. the pursuit of wealth and pleasure. Phrases and idioms: worldly minded intent on worldly things. worldly wisdom prudence as regards one s… … Useful 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
