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Noun: worldliness  wurld-lee-nus
  1. Concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs
    "he disliked the worldliness of many bishops around him"
     
  2. Sophisticated knowledge of human nature and society gained through experience
    "Her worldliness made her sceptical of idealistic promises"

Type of: exteriority, externality, outwardness, quality

Antonym: spirituality

Encyclopedia: Worldliness