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

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
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