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worldling

worldling noun: a mundane person, preoccupied with worldly affairs rather than spiritual matters.

Noun

worldling (plural worldlings)

  1. A mundane person, preoccupied with worldly affairs rather than spiritual matters.
    • A foutra for the world and worldlings base!c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
    • These wicked wares, that worldlings buy and sell,
      The moth will eat, or else the canker rust:
      All flesh is grass, and to the grave it must.1600, Nicholas Breton, “A Solemn Farewell to the World”, in Melancholike Humours, in Verses of Diverse Natures

worldling meaning in Urdu

worldling in Urdu

دنیا پسند

Forms of worldling

pluralworldlings

Origin of worldling

From world + -ling.

Questions about worldling

What does worldling mean?
Worldling means a mundane person, preoccupied with worldly affairs rather than spiritual matters.
What is worldling in Urdu?
Worldling in Urdu is دنیا پسند. See Worldling meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is worldling?
Worldling is a noun.
What is the plural of worldling?
The plural of worldling is worldlings.

Words near worldling in the dictionary

  1. worldlily
  2. worldline
  3. worldlines
  4. worldliness
  5. worldlinesses
  6. worldling
  7. worldlings
  8. worldly
  9. worldly wise
  10. worldly-wise
  11. worldlywise

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Adapted from Wiktionary: worldling (page history and authors); worldling (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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