heavenly-minded
Devoted to above
Heavenly-minded describes someone whose thoughts and concerns are focused on spiritual matters, the afterlife, or divine things rather than earthly pursuits.
The term appears most often in religious contexts, sometimes approvingly She was too heavenly-minded to worry about material wealth, sometimes critically in the phrase so heavenly-minded they're no earthly good—suggesting impractical detachment from real-world responsibilities.
Relating to worship
- prayerfulGiven to worship
- contemplativeInclined to deep thought
- godlyDeeply religious in character
- piousFaithfully devoted to worship
otherworldly · transcendent · devout · saintly · beatific · sanctified · reverent · worshipful
Lasting without end
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- paradiseIdeal, blissful place
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
- resurrectionRevival from death
immortality · glorification · beatitude · millennial · apocalyptic · redeemed · ascension · hereafter
One given to fantasies
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- utopianImpractically perfect in conception
- unworldlyLacking practical awareness
- impracticalNot suited for use
starry-eyed · romantic · naive · abstracted · detached · head-in-clouds · lofty · quixotic
devotional
Relating to worship
- prayerfulGiven to worship
- contemplativeInclined to deep thought
- godlyDeeply religious in character
pious · otherworldly · transcendent · devout · saintly · beatific · sanctified · reverent · worshipful · meditative
eternal
Lasting without end
resurrection · immortality · glorification · beatitude · millennial · apocalyptic · redeemed · ascension · hereafter · everlasting
dreamer
One given to fantasies
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- utopianImpractically perfect in conception
- unworldlyLacking practical awareness
impractical · starry-eyed · romantic · naive · abstracted · detached · head-in-clouds · lofty · quixotic · fanciful
heavenly-mindedworldly
Experienced in practical affairs
materialistic · acquisitive · covetous · consumerist · carnal
heavenly-mindedpragmatic
Focused on workable solutions
down-to-earth · grounded · hard-headed · realistic · no-nonsense
heavenly-mindedworldly
Experienced in practical affairs
short-sighted · hedonistic · pleasure-seeking · self-indulgent · carnal
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