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单词 this-worldly
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Definition of this-worldly in English:

this-worldly

adjective
  • Relating to or concerned with the physical or material world, as opposed to a spiritual one.

    今世的,现世的,现实世界的(与精神世界相对)

    his distrust of this-worldly pleasures

    他对现世快乐的怀疑。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He fears that liberal theologies ultimately reduce the kingdom of God to a this-worldly social and political program.
    • In addition to the articulation of individual material interests, another feature of Korean Christianity, reflecting its this-worldly inclination, pertains to the nation.
    • They came to favour Theravda Buddhism, which seemed more pragmatic and this-worldly in comparison.
    • His statement on this topic was so this-worldly and mealy-mouthed that it didn't sound like him at all.
    • For Harry, the temptation might be to rest in the glory of this-worldly (or " other-worldly "), victory.
    • The practice became instead this-worldly and secular.
    • Korean shamanism is very, very materialistic and this-worldly, as Koreans tend to be.
    • This is what makes it astral, otherworldlyas opposed to ethereal, this-worldly travel.
    • By comparison, the festivals held around the raised-floor storehouses seem to radiate a lighthearted, this-worldly joy.
    • The scholastic sees abstract art, in the context of a society increasingly despiritualised and this-worldly, as almost an historical inevitability.
    • And we should confidently add Du Bois's discussion of the this-worldly social benefits religion provides to the above list.
    • It is this-worldly or naturalistic because ultimate authority is located in humanity, not in God or the super-empirical.
    • We know what our human senses tell us, and we usually reason from these senses according to a limited, this-worldly basis.
    • And most importantly, Du Bois stressed the ways in which religious institutions can be recognized as social, communal centers which provide this-worldly rewards and comforts.
    • All the essays are more or less radically secular or this-worldly.
    • Korean Protestantism consciously and deliberately assumed the form of a magical religion, accentuating the present and this-worldly rewards.
    • The aesthetics of the novel turns on a this-worldly relation between concrete subjects.
    • A this-worldly eschatological hope is at stake.
    • Fackenheim sees the working-out of this commitment as a this-worldly messianic goal.
    • Indian men must shed their moral self-righteousness and acquire a practical sense, a manipulative, this-worldly cunning and aggressiveness.

Definition of this-worldly in US English:

this-worldly

adjective
  • Relating to or concerned with the physical or material world, as opposed to a spiritual one.

    今世的,现世的,现实世界的(与精神世界相对)

    his distrust of this-worldly pleasures

    他对现世快乐的怀疑。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The aesthetics of the novel turns on a this-worldly relation between concrete subjects.
    • Korean shamanism is very, very materialistic and this-worldly, as Koreans tend to be.
    • They came to favour Theravda Buddhism, which seemed more pragmatic and this-worldly in comparison.
    • The scholastic sees abstract art, in the context of a society increasingly despiritualised and this-worldly, as almost an historical inevitability.
    • He fears that liberal theologies ultimately reduce the kingdom of God to a this-worldly social and political program.
    • In addition to the articulation of individual material interests, another feature of Korean Christianity, reflecting its this-worldly inclination, pertains to the nation.
    • It is this-worldly or naturalistic because ultimate authority is located in humanity, not in God or the super-empirical.
    • This is what makes it astral, otherworldlyas opposed to ethereal, this-worldly travel.
    • His statement on this topic was so this-worldly and mealy-mouthed that it didn't sound like him at all.
    • And we should confidently add Du Bois's discussion of the this-worldly social benefits religion provides to the above list.
    • Fackenheim sees the working-out of this commitment as a this-worldly messianic goal.
    • All the essays are more or less radically secular or this-worldly.
    • We know what our human senses tell us, and we usually reason from these senses according to a limited, this-worldly basis.
    • Korean Protestantism consciously and deliberately assumed the form of a magical religion, accentuating the present and this-worldly rewards.
    • The practice became instead this-worldly and secular.
    • And most importantly, Du Bois stressed the ways in which religious institutions can be recognized as social, communal centers which provide this-worldly rewards and comforts.
    • For Harry, the temptation might be to rest in the glory of this-worldly (or " other-worldly "), victory.
    • A this-worldly eschatological hope is at stake.
    • By comparison, the festivals held around the raised-floor storehouses seem to radiate a lighthearted, this-worldly joy.
    • Indian men must shed their moral self-righteousness and acquire a practical sense, a manipulative, this-worldly cunning and aggressiveness.
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