earthly
pronunciation
How to pronounce earthly in British English:
UK [ˈɜ:θli]
How to pronounce earthly in American English:
US [ˈɜrθli]
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- Adjective:
- of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
Word Origin
- earthly (adj.)
- Old English eorþlic "worldly, pertaining to this world" (as opposed to spiritual or heavenly"); see earth (n.) + -ly (1). The sense "belonging to or originating in the earth" is from mid-15c.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Fard also had more earthly advice .
- 2. We 'll rise above these earthly cares
- 3. Tolstoy not only read schopenhauer 's philosophy , but lived it , by abandoning earthly desires and turning to asceticism .
- 4. This representation of jesus as a man with earthly passions and needs has not survived in the doctrines of the established churches , which emphasise celibacy and asceticism as a spiritual ideal .
- 5. With severe drought afflicting africa , asia and the southern united states , you might ask whether this offers a solution to earthly afflictions .