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worldling

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world·ling  (wûrldlng)
n.
One who is absorbed by worldly pursuits and pleasures.
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Noun1.worldling - a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
2.worldlingworldling - an inhabitant of the earth
earthling, earthman, tellurian
denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place
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The simple pathos, and the apparent indirectness of such a tale as that of 'Poticoushka,' the peasant conscript, is of vastly more value to the world at large than all his parables; and 'The Death of Ivan Ilyitch,' the Philistine worldling, will turn the hearts of many more from the love of the world than such pale fables of the early Christian life as "Work while ye have the Light.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
Fond worldling, now his heart-blood dries with grief;
The Tragical History of Dr. Faust by Marlowe, Christopher View in context
My meditative silence appeared to weigh upon the spirits of this worldling, and to force him, as it were, into talking to me against his own will.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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