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   earth·ly

   /ˈərTHlē/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the earth or human life on the earth: "water is liquid at normal earthly temperatures" Similar terrestrialtellurictellurianrare:terrenesubastralOpposite extraterrestrial
   • ▪ relating to humankind's material existence as distinct from a spiritual or heavenly one: "all earthly happiness is but vanity" Similar worldlytemporalsecularmortalhumanmundanematerialnonspiritualmaterialisticcarnalfleshlybodilyphysicalcorporalcorporealsensualgrossbasesordidvileprofanerare:somaticsublunaryterreneOpposite heavenlyspiritual
   • 2. used for emphasis: informal "there was no earthly reason why she should not come too" Similar feasiblepossiblelikelyconceivableimaginableperceivable

   Derivatives

   • 1. earthliness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › earthlyEarthly Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of earthly as an adjective that describes something related to the earth or its inhabitants. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for earthly.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEARTHLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Earthly means happening in or relating to this world and this physical life, not in heaven or relating to a spiritual life. It can also be used in questions or negatives to mean possible. See more meanings, synonyms, antonyms, and examples of earthly.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEARTHLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Earthly means happening in the material world of our life on Earth and not in any spiritual life or life after death. ...the need to confront evil during the earthly life. They lived in an earthly paradise. Earthly is used for emphasis in phrases such as no earthly reason.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › earthlyEARTHLY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Earthly, terrestrial, worldly, mundane refer to that which is concerned with the earth literally or figuratively. Earthly now almost always implies a contrast to that which is heavenly: earthly pleasures; our earthly home.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › earthlyEarthly - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   adjective. of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven. “ earthly beings”. “believed that our earthly life is all that matters”. “ earthly love”. “our earthly home”. synonyms: earthborn. connected with earthly life; of earthly origin.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEARTHLY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Earthly means happening in or relating to this world and this physical life, not in heaven or relating to a spiritual life. It can also mean possible or imaginable. See how to use earthly in sentences and find synonyms and antonyms.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › earthlyEarthly - definition of earthly by The Free Dictionary

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   Earthly means of or relating to the earth, as opposed to heaven or spiritual matters. It can also mean possible or conceivable, as in no earthly chance. See examples, translations and related words.