this-worldliness

noun

this-worldliness

noun

Etymology From this-worldly + -ness.

1

Concern with the things of this world; specifically, devotion to worldly things, as opposed to spiritual pursuits.

  • While dealing with this world, one must cultivate a penetrating, clear and unsullied this-worldliness.2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 291

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