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• worldly — 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… …   English dictionary

• worldly — world|ly [ wɜrldli ] 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• worldly — [ˈwɜːldli] adj a worldly person has a lot of experience and knowledge of life • sb s worldly goods/possessions all the things someone owns[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• worldly-wise — adjective a worldly wise person has a lot of experience and knowledge of life …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• worldly-wise — UK / US adjective a worldly wise person has a lot of experience and knowledge of life Cara was more worldly wise than her friends …   English dictionary

• The Art of Worldly Wisdom — is a book by Baltasar Gracián y Morales (a.k.a Baltasar Gracion). It is a collection of maxims. Oráculo manual y arte de prudencia was written in 1637, and became popular throughout Europe. The book is a collection of 300 paragraphs on various… …   Wikipedia

• sophisticated — so phis·ti·cat·ed || sÉ™ fɪstɪkeɪtɪd adj. seasoned, worldly wise; refined, cultured; complex, intricate, complicated so phis·ti·cate || sÉ™ fɪstɪkeɪt n. worldly person, person of wide learning and experience v. render worldly, make… …   English contemporary dictionary

• sophisticate — so phis·ti·cate || sÉ™ fɪstɪkeɪt n. worldly person, person of wide learning and experience v. render worldly, make less innocent and naive; alter, pervert; make more complex adj. sophisticated, worldly wise, experienced …   English contemporary dictionary

• sophisticates — so phis·ti·cate || sÉ™ fɪstɪkeɪt n. worldly person, person of wide learning and experience v. render worldly, make less innocent and naive; alter, pervert; make more complex adj. sophisticated, worldly wise, experienced …   English contemporary dictionary

• sophisticating — so phis·ti·cate || sÉ™ fɪstɪkeɪt n. worldly person, person of wide learning and experience v. render worldly, make less innocent and naive; alter, pervert; make more complex adj. sophisticated, worldly wise, experienced …   English contemporary dictionary

• Epistles to the Corinthians —     Epistles to the Corinthians     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistles to the Corinthians     INTRODUCTORY     St. Paul Founds the Church at Corinth     St. Paul s first visit to Europe is graphically described by St. Luke (Acts, xvi xviii). When …   Catholic encyclopedia