earthly

C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief

US /ˈɜrθli/ UK /ˈɜːθli/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
relating to the material world rather than the spiritual; worldly

He renounced his earthly possessions to enter the monastery.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to the material... worldly mundane temporal material terrestrial secular carnal

Opposites

heavenly spiritual celestial divine

Word family

Forms earthliness

Derived forms earthliness

Related forms earth earthy earthen

Etymology

From Old English eorþlic ('earthly, worldly'), from eorþe ('earth') + -lic ('-ly').

eorþlic Old English eorþe Old English *erþō Proto-Germanic

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# earthly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈɜrθli
**IPA (UK):** ˈɜːθli

## Meanings
1. relating to the material world rather than the spiritual; worldly

## Examples
- He renounced his earthly possessions to enter the monastery.

## Synonyms
- worldly
- mundane
- temporal
- material
- terrestrial
- secular
- carnal

## Antonyms
- heavenly
- spiritual
- celestial
- divine

## Derived Forms
- earthliness

## Related Forms
- earth
- earthy
- earthen

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: eorþlic
- Root: eorþe
- Root: *erþō

## Etymology
From Old English eorþlic ('earthly, worldly'), from eorþe ('earth') + -lic ('-ly').

## AI Etymology
Earthly is from Old English eorþlic ('earthly, worldly'), from eorþe ('earth') + -lic ('-ly'). Important recorded forms include eorþlic (Old English), eorþe (Old English), and *erþō (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers relating to the material world rather than the spiritual; worldly. The wider family includes derived forms such as earthliness and related words such as earth, earthy, and earthen.

## Topics
- Religion & Belief
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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