earthly Definition
earthly (ʉrt̸h′lē)
adjective
- of the earth; specif.,
- terrestrial
- worldly
- temporal or secular
- conceivable; possible a thing of no earthly good
earthly Related Forms
earth′·li·ness noun
earthly Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- paradise: In the serene atmosphere of my earthly paradise I would be safe from all evil.
- ministry: Instead, during his earthly ministry, Jesus is without any visible means of support.
- tabernacle: If he has to put off this earthly tabernacle, he knows there is a house not made with hands eternal in the heavens.
- sojourn: In this sense, during His earthly sojourn, the " external glory " was utterly laid aside.
- kingdom: Into that earthly kingdom will come people who are physical just like we are, who haven't died.
Modifying Another Word
- only: The church is the only earthly expression of heaven.
- not: The daughter of enthusiasm, rapture, passion, and despair, she is of the earth but not earthly.
- equally: In another view, and in a view, for practical application quite as important, they are alike and equally earthly.
- merely: All others are merely earthly replicas, imperfect because they are bound up in our finiteness, yet illustrating a vital eternal reality.
- even: The scope of the poetry is not, however, constrained by geographical or even earthly boundaries.
Browse dictionary entries near earthly
- ‹ earthling
- ‹ earthlight
- ‹ earthiness
- ‹ earthenware
- ‹ earthen
- ‹ earthbound
- ‹ earthborn
- ‹ earth tone
- ‹ earth station
- ‹ earth science
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- earthmover ›
- earthnut ›
- earthquake ›
- earthrise ›
- earthshaking ›
- earthshine ›
- earthstar ›
- earthward ›
- earthwards ›

