worldling

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die stark in die Angelegenheiten, Interessen und Vergnügungen der materiellen Welt verstrickt ist, oder einfach einen Bewohner der Erde.

A noun referring to a person who is deeply involved in or preoccupied with the affairs, interests, and pleasures of the material world, or simply an inhabitant of the earth.

1. Person absorbed in worldly mattersC2formal

   A person who is primarily concerned with the material interests, pleasures, and affairs of the present world, rather than spiritual or eternal matters.

   Weltmensch

   • The monk warned the young man not to become a worldling obsessed with wealth.
   • In his youth, he was a worldling, caring only for parties and possessions.
   • The novel contrasts the life of a worldling with that of a devoted scholar.

   Synonymeepicureanhedonistmaterialistsecularistsensualistsybarite

   Antonymeasceticmysticspiritualist

2. Inhabitant of the EarthC2formal

   A person who lives on the planet Earth; a mortal human being.

   Erdbewohner

   • The alien observed the strange customs of the worldlings.
   • Every worldling shares the same fundamental needs for food and shelter.
   • The poet wrote of the fleeting joys of a simple worldling.

   Synonymeearthlingmortaltellurianterrestrial