this-worldly
Concerned with now
This-worldly describes a focus on earthly, material existence rather than spiritual or supernatural concerns.
The term appears in philosophy and religious studies to characterize attitudes that prioritize present life over afterlife, secular over sacred: Protestant ethics took a this-worldly turn, valuing work and commerce as virtuous.
Opposite of otherworldly.
Perceptible by touch
- physicalOf body or matter
- concreteSolid building mixture
- corporealHaving physical existence
- substantialOf notable size or importance
palpable · solid · empirical · observable · measurable · phenomenal · sensible · perceptible
Not involving worship
- humanistEthics-focused secular philosopher
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- naturalismWorldview excluding the supernatural
- rationalistOne guided by reason
empiricism · freethinker · skeptic · agnostic · atheist · irreligious · nonspiritual · church-state
Occurring each day
- practicalSuited for real use
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
- prosaicLacking imagination or excitement
quotidian · workaday · domestic · down-to-earth · pragmatic · realistic · nitty-gritty · earthly
Not meant to last
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- finiteHaving definite bounds
mortal · perishable · passing · momentary · evanescent · short-lived · temporary · time-bound
tangible
Perceptible by touch
substantial · palpable · solid · empirical · observable · measurable · phenomenal · sensible · perceptible · earthbound
nonreligious
Not involving worship
- humanistEthics-focused secular philosopher
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- naturalismWorldview excluding the supernatural
rationalist · empiricism · freethinker · skeptic · agnostic · atheist · irreligious · nonspiritual · church-state · secularist
everyday
Occurring each day
- practicalSuited for real use
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
prosaic · quotidian · workaday · domestic · down-to-earth · pragmatic · realistic · nitty-gritty · earthly · unpretentious
impermanent
Not meant to last
finite · mortal · perishable · passing · momentary · evanescent · short-lived · temporary · time-bound · mutable
this-worldlyotherworldly
Seemingly not earthly
spiritual · transcendent · heavenly · divine · sacred
this-worldlyother-worldly
Transcending normal reality
unearthly · celestial · eternal · heavenward · millennialist
this-worldlytranscendentalist
Believer in intuitive knowledge
idealist · Platonic · spiritualist · supernaturalist · dualist
this, worldly, world, worlds, worldliness, unworldly, otherworldly, worldwide