Definition of world

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World (n.) The earth and its affairs as distinguished from heaven; concerns of this life as distinguished from those of the life to come; the present existence and its interests; hence, secular affairs; engrossment or absorption in the affairs of this life; worldly corruption; the ungodly or wicked part of mankind..

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Interworld :: Interworld (n.) A world between other worlds.
Macrocosm :: Macrocosm (n.) The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior to man; -- contrasted with microcosm, or man. See Microcosm..
Secularize :: Secularize (v. t.) To make worldly or unspiritual.
Aureole :: Aureole (n.) A celestial crown or accidental glory added to the bliss of heaven, as a reward to those (as virgins, martyrs, preachers, etc.) who have overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil..
Coucal :: Coucal (n.) A large, Old World, ground cuckoo of the genus Centropus, of several species..
Circumstance :: Circumstance (n.) Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.
Omnipotent :: Omnipotent (a.) Able in every respect and for every work; unlimited in ability; all-powerful; almighty; as, the Being that can create worlds must be omnipotent..
Cosmometry :: Cosmometry (n.) The art of measuring the world or the universe.
Cloister :: Cloister (v. t.) To confine in, or as in, a cloister; to seclude from the world; to immure..
Subjective :: Subjective (a.) Especially, pertaining to, or derived from, one's own consciousness, in distinction from external observation; ralating to the mind, or intellectual world, in distinction from the outward or material excessively occupied with, or brooding over, one's own internal states..
Thule :: Thule (n.) The name given by ancient geographers to the northernmost part of the habitable world. According to some, this land was Norway, according to others, Iceland, or more probably Mainland, the largest of the Shetland islands; hence, the Latin phrase ultima Thule, farthest Thule..
Hemidactyl :: Hemidactyl (n.) Any species of Old World geckoes of the genus Hemidactylus. The hemidactyls have dilated toes, with two rows of plates beneath..
Gallinule :: Gallinule (n.) One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family Rallidae. They are remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating plants. The purple gallinule of America is Ionornis Martinica, that of the Old World is Porphyrio porphyrio. The common European gallinule (Gallinula chloropus) is also called moor hen, water hen, water rail, moor coot, night bird, and erroneously dabchick. Closely related to it is the Florida gallinule
Unworldly :: Unworldly (a.) Not worldly; spiritual; holy.
World :: World (n.) The customs, practices, and interests of men; general affairs of life; human society; public affairs and occupations; as, a knowledge of the world..
Worldlywise :: Worldlywise (a.) Wise in regard to things of this world.
Neogaean :: Neogaean (a.) Of or pertaining to the New World, or Western Hemisphere..
Orientalist :: Orientalist (n.) An inhabitant of the Eastern parts of the world; an Oriental.
Monk :: Monk (n.) A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty..
Worldling :: Worldling () A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions; one devoted to this world and its enjoyments.
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