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- noun Plural form of
worldling .
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Examples
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This way, this wish, of carnal worldlings is their folly, yet many there be that join in it; and their doom will be accordingly.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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Note, The death of carnal worldlings is miserable in itself and terrible to them.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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The way of worldlings is their folly, and yet there is a race of those that approve their sayings, Ps. xlix.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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Two of Squire Boone's children married "worldlings" -- non-Quakers -- and were in consequence "disowned" by the Society.
Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground Constance Lindsay Skinner 1908
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The various religious bodies, re-enforced by the wealth and influence of these baptized worldlings, make a still higher bid for popularity and patronage.
The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan Ellen Gould Harmon White 1871
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It was a goodly sight to see the tenderness of these men here gathered; how they were forgetful of all inequalities of station, such as worldlings live by, -- meeting on a new ground, and greeting one another in a new spirit.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 Various
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The order of the Third Minors of St. Francis of Assisi was in invention of the comprehensive mind of that truly great man, by which 'worldlings' were enabled to participate in the spiritual advantages of the Franciscan rule and discipline without neglect or suspension of their civic and family duties.
The Saint's Tragedy Charles Kingsley 1847
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But we have also the experience of several ages; for it has always been remarked that those who wear the outward sign of reprobation, like all impious heretics and proud worldlings, hate or despise the Hail Mary and the Rosary.
Archive 2009-06-14 Esther 2009
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But we have also the experience of several ages; for it has always been remarked that those who wear the outward sign of reprobation, like all impious heretics and proud worldlings, hate or despise the Hail Mary and the Rosary.
Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Esther 2009
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Trust him rather than Obama, Ted Turner, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, etc. and the other worldlings who promote immorality a.k.a. condom use.
Harvard AIDS researcher says pope is correct on condom use | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
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