n. The quality of being worldly; familiarity with the ways of the world.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The quality of being worldly; a predominant passion for obtaining the good things of this life; covetousness; addictedness to gain and temporal enjoyments; worldly-mindedness.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state or character of being worldly; worldly conduct.
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n. concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs
n. the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
Word Usage
"In reality the very same combinations of moral qualities, infinitely varied, which compose the harsh physiognomy of what we call worldliness in the living groups of life, must unavoidably present themselves in books."