worldliness

Having made a show of his worldliness, Johnson was trapped.

This is a part of American culture where the word "worldliness" still has bite, he said.

He is a man who does not disperse into worldliness.

The stern lesson of the day had done its work; her worldliness was gone.

Or rather, she knew it in her heart but that was tarnished by worldliness.

Perhaps this betrays a certain lack of experience and worldliness on my part.

It therefore says members "must live open to faith, not trapped by worldliness".

Artists in the classroom do not just provide color and a whiff of worldliness, however.

His home was furnished with all the symbols of worldliness and wealth.

It was an apprenticeship in wine and worldliness second to none.

In terms of worldliness she was ages his senior.

In this sense he is typical of the worldliness of his age.

They bring their worldliness to the classroom, enriching the educational experience for the other students.

The knowing worldliness of his clothes makes others look earnest by comparison.

He is a man of obvious intelligence and worldliness.

I was really a fool - despite all my pretensions to worldliness.

The worldliness of the Renaissance Church had no part in their new order.

He felt it important to control egotism and worldliness to submit to God.

After six months on the road, it is time to pit our worldliness against Khartoum.

He had his hair cut like a priest's as a sign of revulsion from worldliness.

What's more intolerant than the provincial worldliness of an adolescent?

Such confidence - not to mention worldliness - is rare in a Chinese executive.

There is too much evidence of worldliness, maturity and tolerance - certainly on the Toronto side.

Playing baseball, said Darling, has replaced this with a realistic worldliness.

With wealth, however, came a spirit of worldliness and cupidity.