worldly

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• /ˈwɜː(ɹ)ldli/
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From Middle English worldly, worldlich, wordly (adjective), from Old English woruldlīċ, worldlīċ, weoroldlīċ (“worldly; earthly; temporal; mundane; secular”), from Proto-Germanic *weraldilīkaz, equivalent to world + -ly. Cognate with Dutch wereldlijk (“worldly; secular”), German Low German weltlik (“worldly”), German weltlich (“worldly”), Danish verdslig (“worldly”), Swedish världslig (“worldly”), Icelandic veraldlegur (“worldly; secular”).

From Middle English worldly, worldliche, wordly (adverb), from Old English woroldlīċe, weoroldlīċe; equivalent to world + -ly (adverbial suffix).

89 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: دُنْيَوِيّ (dunyawiyy) — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Bulgarian: материален (materialen) — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Catalan: mundà — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Catalan: terrenal — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Catalan: terrè — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Dutch: materieel — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Esperanto: monda — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Estonian: maine — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Finnish: maallinen — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Finnish: mainen — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• French: mondain — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Georgian: ამქვეყნიური (amkveq̇niuri) — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Georgian: მიწიერი (mic̣ieri) — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• German: weltlich — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Greek: κοσμικός (kosmikós) — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Hebrew: גשמי (gishmi) — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Hindi: लौकिक (laukik) — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Hindi: सांसारिक (sānsārik) — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Hindi: भौमिक (bhaumik) — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Hungarian: anyagias — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Irish: domhanda — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Korean: 세속적 (sesokjeok) — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Macedonian: све́товен (svétoven) — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Macedonian: овозе́мски (ovozémski) — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Middle English: worldly — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Plautdietsch: weltlich — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Portuguese: mundano — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Romanian: lumesc — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Russian: мирско́й (mirskój) — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Russian: земно́й (zemnój) — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Russian: су́етный (sújetnyj) — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Scottish Gaelic: saoghalta — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Spanish: mundano — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Spanish: mundanal — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Swedish: världslig — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Tagalog: makamundo — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Turkish: dünyevi — concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual
• Arabic: دُنْيَوِيّ (dunyawiyy) — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Bulgarian: светски (svetski) — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Catalan: mundà — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Dutch: wereldlijk — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Dutch: seculier — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Estonian: ilmalik — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Finnish: maallinen — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Finnish: sekulaarinen — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Georgian: საერო (saero) — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• German: weltlich — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Greek: κοσμικός (kosmikós) — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Hebrew: חילוני (hiloni) — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Hindi: लौकिक (laukik) — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Hungarian: világi — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Italian: mondano — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Macedonian: све́товен (svétoven) — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Middle English: worldly — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Plautdietsch: weltlich — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Polish: świecki — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Polish: laicki — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Russian: све́тский (svétskij) — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Scottish Gaelic: saoghalta — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Spanish: profano — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Spanish: mundano — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Swedish: världslig — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Turkish: dünyevi — concerned with the secular rather than sacred
• Dutch: wereldwijs — versed in the ways of the world
• Finnish: kokenut — versed in the ways of the world
• Finnish: maailmanmiesmäinen — versed in the ways of the world
• Finnish: varmakäytöksinen — versed in the ways of the world
• German: weltgewandt — versed in the ways of the world
• German: weltmännisch — versed in the ways of the world
• Greek: κοσμικός (kosmikós) — versed in the ways of the world
• Hindi: सांसारिक (sānsārik) — versed in the ways of the world
• Macedonian: све́тски (svétski) — versed in the ways of the world
• Macedonian: и́скусен (ískusen) — versed in the ways of the world
• Macedonian: е́рбап (érbap) — versed in the ways of the world
• Macedonian: спо́собен (spósoben) — versed in the ways of the world
• Middle English: worldly — versed in the ways of the world
• Norwegian: verdensvant — versed in the ways of the world
• Polish: światowy — versed in the ways of the world
• Russian: о́пытный (ópytnyj) — versed in the ways of the world
• Russian: быва́лый (byvályj) — versed in the ways of the world
• Scottish Gaelic: saoghalta — versed in the ways of the world
• Spanish: de mucho mundo — versed in the ways of the world
• Spanish: cosmopolita — versed in the ways of the world
• Swedish: världsvan — versed in the ways of the world
• Swedish: mondän — versed in the ways of the world
• Esperanto: monde — In a worldly manner.
• Greek: κοσμικώς (kosmikós) — In a worldly manner.
• Italian: mondanamente — In a worldly manner.
• Middle English: worldly — In a worldly manner.