Worldliness

  • 41Colet, John — (1467 1519)    English humanist and reformminded clergyman. He was an outspoken (but strictly Catholic) critic of the worldliness and neglect of duty typical of many English clergymen. Born the son of a rich London merchant, Colet studied at… …

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  • 43Adhyatmik Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya — The Adhyatmik Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya, also known as Advance Party, is a part of the same Adi Devta Dharma (original deity religion of Golden Age) religion as Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, a monastic, renunciate,[1]… …

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  • 44Adam Bede — Auteur George Eliot Genre Roman Version originale Titre original Adam Bede Éditeur original William Blackwood Sons Langue originale anglais Pays d or …

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  • 45experience — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. have, know, see, meet, encounter; undergo, suffer, brave, sustain; enjoy, realize, apprehend, understand. See feeling, knowledge, occurrence. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of living through… …

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  • 46sophistication — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. affectation;worldliness, veneer. See skill, knowledge.Ant., naiveté. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. savoir faire, savoir vivre, tact, poise, refinement, finesse, social grace; see also composure , elegance 1 …

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  • 47Selfishness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Selfishness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 selfishness selfishness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 self love self love self indulgence self worship self interest Sgm: N 1 egotism egotism egoism Sgm: N 1 amour propre …

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  • 48worldly — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)ldli[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Worldly is used to describe things relating to the ordinary activities of life, rather than to spiritual things. [LITERARY] I think it is time you woke up and focused your thoughts on more worldly matters... He… …

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  • 49worldly — UK [ˈwɜː(r)ldlɪ] / US [ˈwɜrldlɪ] adjective 1) a worldly person has a lot of experience and knowledge of life Teenagers today are much more worldly than I ever was. 2) relating to the practical rather than the spiritual aspects of life They were… …

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  • 50mundaneness — noun 1. the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment • Syn: ↑sophistication, ↑worldliness, ↑mundanity • Ant: ↑naivete (for: ↑sophistication) …

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