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worldliness

n.
US //ˈwɝɫdɫinəs// UK //wˈɜːldlinəs// world·li·ness
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From Middle English worldlynesse, equivalent to worldly + -ness. Compare West Frisian wrâldlikens (“worldliness”), German Weltlichkeit (“worldliness”), Swedish världslighet (“worldliness”).

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