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adjective

Earthly adj.

Pertaining to the earth; belonging to this world, or to man's existence on the earth; not heavenly or spiritual; carnal; worldly; as, earthly joys; earthly flowers; earthly praise. "This earthly load Of death, called life." "Whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things."

Of all things on earth; possible; conceivable. "What earthly benefit can be the result?"

Made of earth; earthy. (Obs.)

Synonyms: Gross; material; sordid; mean; base; vile; low; unsubstantial; temporary; corrupt; groveling.

adverb

Earthly adv. In the manner of the earth or its people; worldly. "Took counsel from his guiding eyes To make this wisdom earthly wise."

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Etymology of 'Earthly'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Earthly" Quotes from Famous Books

... be either operative, or passive. To them it is an evil, but to us none. We have no more to do with the sins of the wicked and unconverted here than with those of an infidel Turk; for all earthly bonds and fellowships are absorbed and swallowed up in the holy community of the Reformed Church. However, if it is your wish, I shall take him to task, and reprimand and humble him in such a manner that he shall be ashamed of his doings, and renounce such deeds for ever, ...

— The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner • James Hogg

... do I thus recall the ancient quarrel 'Twixt Man and Time, that marks all earthly things? Why labor to re-word the hackneyed moral, [Greek: Os phhyllongenehe], ...

— Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce • E. R. Billings

... earthly purpose will be gained by making this horrible story public. Consider, I beg of you, all the circumstances before you inflict this dreadful sorrow and scandal ...

— The Hand in the Dark • Arthur J. Rees

... a mighty funeral pyre for them with logs of resinous wood hewn in the dark forest that stretched inland, and they fortified the souls of the dead seamen with prayer and lamentation. But lo! a miracle: for as the flames hissed upwards, purging the bodies of all earthly taint, life returned to them by the grace of Parashurama; and they rose one and all from the pyre and praised Him of the Axe, in that he had raised them from the dead and made them truly "Chitta-Pavana" or the "Pyre Purified." And they dwelt henceforth in the ...

— By-Ways of Bombay • S. M. Edwardes, C.V.O.

... the Artillery camp to attend a dreary mess dinner, and contributed to the general gloom by nearly weeping over the condition of his beloved Battery. Porkiss so far forgot himself as to insinuate that the presence of the officers could do no earthly good, and that the best thing would be to send the entire Regiment into hospital and 'let the doctors look after them.' Porkiss was demoralised with fear, nor was his peace of mind restored when Revere said coldly: 'Oh! The sooner ...

— Under the Deodars • Rudyard Kipling

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