worldling

• Nom désignant une personne profondément impliquée dans les affaires, les intérêts et les plaisirs du monde matériel, ou simplement un habitant de la Terre.

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.

   mondain

   • 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.

   Synonymesepicureanhedonistmaterialistsecularistsensualistsybarite

   Antonymesasceticmysticspiritualist

2. Inhabitant of the EarthC2formal

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

   habitant de la Terre

   • 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.

   Synonymesearthlingmortaltellurianterrestrial