Associations to the word «Unworldly»

Wiktionary

UNWORLDLY, adjective. Of or relating to the spiritual as opposed to the material.
UNWORLDLY, adjective. Unconcerned with secular matters.
UNWORLDLY, adjective. Lacking sophistication.

Dictionary definition

UNWORLDLY, adjective. Not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney.
UNWORLDLY, adjective. Not wise in the ways of the world; "either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver"; "this helplessly unworldly woman"- Kate O'Brien.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.