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noun
A mundane person, preoccupied with worldly affairs rather than spiritual matters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an inhabitant of the earth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tellurian, earthling, earthman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller
noun
a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh1-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h2el- Proto-Indo-European *h2életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world English -ling English worldling From world + -ling.
