What does EARTHLY mean?
Definitions for EARTHLY
ˈɜrθ liearth·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word EARTHLY.
Princeton's WordNet
earthlyadjective
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
"earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home"
Wiktionary
earthlynoun
A slightest chance (of success etc.) or idea (about something).
earthlyadverb
in an earthy manner
earthlyadjective
Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven.
Etymology: eorþlic, corresponding to.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Earthlyadjective
Etymology: from earth.
But I remember now
I’m in this earthly world, where to do harm
Is often laudable; to do good, sometime
Accounted dangerous folly. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.When faith and love, which parted from thee never,
Had ripen’d thy just soul to dwell with God,
Meekly thou didst resign this earthly load
Of death, call’d life. John Milton.Our common necessities, and the lack which we all have as well of ghostly as of earthly favours, is in each kind easily known. Richard Hooker.
You have scarce time
To steal from spiritual leisure a brief span,
To keep your earthly audit. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.It must be our solemn business and endeavour, at fit seasons, to turn the stream of our thoughts from earthly towards divine objects. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.
Great grace that old man to him given had,
For God he often saw, from heaven hight,
All were his earthly eyen both blunt and bad. Fairy Queen.Sudden he view’d, in spite of all her art,
An earthly lover lurking at her heart. Alexander Pope, Ra. of the Lock.Oh! if to dance all night, and dress all day,
Charm’d the small-pox, or chas’d old age away,
Who would not scorn what housewife’s cares produce?
Or who would learn one earthly thing of use? Alexander Pope.
ChatGPT
earthly
Earthly refers to something that belongs or relates to the earth, represents worldly or temporal matters as opposed to spiritual or heavenly matters, or something that is possible, real, tangible, or practical in the physical world.
Webster Dictionary
Earthlyadjective
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
Earthlyadjective
of all things on earth; possible; conceivable
Earthlyadjective
made of earth; earthy
Earthlyadverb
in the manner of the earth or its people; worldly
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Anagrams for EARTHLY »
lathery
heartly
rathely
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of EARTHLY in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of EARTHLY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of EARTHLY in a Sentence
Humor distorts nothing, and only false gods are laughed off their earthly pedestals.
Our love was and will always be deeper than any earthly differences we might have had.
There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university ... a place where those who hate ignorance may strive to know, where those who perceive truth may strive to make others see.
In my earthly mind I knew there were no survivors. It haunted me all day today.
I feel within me a peace above all earthly dignities, a still and quiet conscience.
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