Earthly and Unworldly

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Earthly adjective – Having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven.

Usage example: a sermon against our obsession with earthly pursuits

Unworldly is an antonym for earthly.

Nearby Words: earth, earthy, earthen

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Unworldly adjective – Not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations.

Usage example: "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney

Earthly is an antonym for unworldly in topics: inexperienced, spiritual.

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Unworldly and Earthly. (2016). Retrieved 2021, February 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/earthly/unworldly

Earthly & Unworldly. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Feb. 2021. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/earthly/unworldly>.

Unworldly or Earthly. 2016. Accessed February 28, 2021. https://thesaurus.plus/related/earthly/unworldly.

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