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WORLDLY POSSESSION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does worldly possession mean?
• WORLDLY POSSESSION (noun)
The noun WORLDLY POSSESSION has 1 sense:
1. a commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather than the spiritual, existence of human beings
Familiarity information: WORLDLY POSSESSION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather than the spiritual, existence of human beings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
worldly good; worldly possession
Hypernyms ("worldly possession" is a kind of...):
commodity; good; trade good (articles of commerce)
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