Worldliness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Worldliness \World"li*ness\, n.
     The quality of being worldly; a predominant passion for
     obtaining the good things of this life; covetousness;
     addictedness to gain and temporal enjoyments;
     worldly-mindedness.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  worldliness
       n : the quality or character of being intellectually
           sophisticated through cultivation or experience or
           disillusionment [syn: {sophistication}] [ant: {naivete}]