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A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions; one devoted to this world and its enjoyments.

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  1. A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions; one devoted to this world and its enjoyments.
  2. n. a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world
  3. n. an inhabitant of the earth
  4. A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions; one devoted to this world and its enjoyments. A foutre for the world and worldlings base. Shak. If we consider the expectations of futurity, the worldling gives up the argument. Rogers. And worldlings blot the temple's gold. Keble.
  5. A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions;one devoted to this world and its enjoyments.A foutre for the world and worldlings base. Shak.If we consider the expectations of futurity, the worldling gives upthe argument. Rogers.And worldlings blot the temple's gold. Keble.
  6. n. a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world