The Collaborative International Dictionary
Worldly-minded
Worldly-minded \World"ly-mind`ed\, a. Devoted to worldly interests; mindful of the affairs of the present life, and forgetful of those of the future; loving and pursuing this world's goods, to the exclusion of piety and attention to spiritual concerns. -- World"ly*mind`ed*ness, n.
WordNet
worldly-minded
adj. marked by materialism [syn: materialistic, mercenary]
Usage examples of "worldly-minded".
Poor Aloysia would be more at home in some arbor of innocence where angels love to tarry, and where the voice and gaze of the worldly-minded have never fallen.