Worldly-minded

2 definitions found

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

  Worldly-minded \World"ly-mind`ed\, a.
     Devoted to worldly interests; mindful of the affairs of the
     present life, and forgetful of those of the future; loving
     and pursuing this world's goods, to the exclusion of piety
     and attention to spiritual concerns. --
     {World"ly*mind`ed*ness}, n.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  worldly-minded
       adj : marked by materialism [syn: {materialistic}, {mercenary}]