worldly concern

/ˌwʌrldli kənˌsʌrn/
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Other forms: worldly concerns

Definitions of worldly concern
  1. noun
    the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
    synonyms: earth, earthly concern, world
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    concern
    something that interests you because it is important or affects you
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