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this-worldliness

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English

Etymology

From this-worldly +‎ -ness.

Noun

this-worldliness (uncountable)

  1. Concern with the things of this world; specifically, devotion to worldly things, as opposed to spiritual pursuits.
    • 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 291:
      While dealing with this world, one must cultivate a penetrating, clear and unsullied this-worldliness.
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