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What is "earthly" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does earthly mean in English? Meaning of earthly definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "earthly" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "earthly": of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven

Adjective

  • Meaning: of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
  • Example: earthly beings believed that our earthly life is all that matters earthly love our earthly home
  • Synonyms: earthly
  • Antonyms: heavenly
  • Similar: earthborn earthbound earthlike mundane sublunar sublunary temporal terrene terrestrial
  • Also see: mortal profane secular temporal worldly

    • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈəːθli/

  • Adjective: Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven. earthly joys Milton This earthly load / Of death, called life. Bible, Phil. iii. 19 whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly thingsMilton This earthly load / Of death, called life.Bible, Phil. iii. 19 whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things(negative, informal) Used to put an emphasis Alexander Pope What earthly benefit can be the result?Alexander Pope What earthly benefit can be the result?Made of earth; earthy. (Can we find and add a quotation of Holland to this entry?)

    • Synonyms:

    terrestrial, mundane, temporal, worldly, carnal, physical, corporeal, global, human, material, mortal, profane, secular, tellurian, telluric, terrene, alluvial, geotic, in all creation, nonspiritual, subastral, sublunary, terraqueous, uncelestial, under the sun, unspiritual, feasible, imaginable, likely, mortal, possible, potential, practical, probable,

    Antonyms:

    heavenly, otherworldly, spiritual, unearthly, inconceivable, mental, immaterial, heavenly, spiritual, unearthly, inconceivable, immaterial,

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