this-worldly

English

Etymology

From this world +‎ -ly; analogous to other-worldly.

Adjective

this-worldly (comparative more this-worldly, superlative most this-worldly)

1. Pertaining to or concerned with material human existence, as opposed to spiritual or religious matters.
   • 1883, Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi:

     The guests were always this-worldly, and often profane.

   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 1014:

     Changing attitudes to death and Hell mark a growth of this-worldly concerns in a large part of contemporary Christianity.

Antonyms

• other-worldly

Derived terms

• this-worldliness