Betekenis van:
worldly

worldly
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world
    "the benefits of his worldly wisdom"

    Synoniemen

    worldly
    Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
      "worldly goods and advancement"

      Synoniemen


      Voorbeeldzinnen

      1. He is indifferent to worldly success.
      2. No one is free from worldly cares.
      3. All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.
      4. However, in general, it seems that the Emperors had continued without seeking worldly power.
      5. "Talking about 108, that's the number of worldly passions." "What worldly passions have you got then?" "I could say, but it'll get censored out."
      6. It was wrong to try to judge happiness in terms of worldly success.
      7. There are five ways to emancipate themselves from the bond of worldly passions.
      8. People have worldly passions which lead them into delusions and sufferings.
      9. Though he is so worldly-wise, he is still very young.
      10. When we come to die, we shall be alone. From all our worldly possessions we shall be about to part. Worldly friends — the friends drawn to us by our position, our wealth, or our social qualities, — will leave us as we enter the dark valley. From those bound to us by stronger ties — our kindred, our loved ones, children, brothers, sisters, and from those not less dear to us who have been made our friends because they and we are the friends of the same Saviour, — from them also we must part. Yet not all will leave us. There is One who "sticketh closer than a brother" — One who having loved His own which are in the world loves them to the end.