earthly
earthly is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.2. Of all things on earth; possible; conceivable. What earthly benefit can be the result Pope.
- 2.Made of earth; earthy. [Obs.] Holland.
- 3.In the manner of the earth or its people; worldly. Took counsel from his guiding eyes To make this wisdom earthly wise. Emerson.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- agnostic
- agnosticism
- alien
- antichristian
- antichristianity
- atheism
- atheist
- atheistic
- belief
- bout
- carnal
- dechristianize
- deism
- deist
- deistical
- devoutless
- disbelief
- disbelieve
- doubt
- faith
- faithless
- fort
- freethinker
- freethinking
- gentile
- giaour
- godless
- graceless
- heathen
- hylotheism
- incredulity
- incredulous
- incredulousness
- indevotion
- indevout
- infidel
- infidelity
- irreligion
- irreligious
- irreligiously
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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