Relating to or characteristic of the earth or of human life on earth

• terrestrial

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• terrene

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• temporal

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• telluric

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• tellurian

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• secular

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• mundane

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• earthy

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• earthly

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• earthen

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• earthbound

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Not religious in subject matter, form, or use

• temporal

  1. Of, relating to, or limited by time:
  2. Of or relating to the material world; worldly:
  3. Lasting only for a time; not eternal; passing:

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  1. Of, relating to, or limited by time:
  2. Of or relating to the material world; worldly:
  3. Lasting only for a time; not eternal; passing:

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• secular

  1. Worldly rather than spiritual:
  2. Not relating to religion or to a religious body; nonreligious:
  3. Not bound by the full monastic rule of a religious order. Used of clergy.

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  1. Worldly rather than spiritual:
  2. Not relating to religion or to a religious body; nonreligious:
  3. Not bound by the full monastic rule of a religious order. Used of clergy.

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• profane

  1. Marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred.
  2. Nonreligious in subject matter, form, or use; secular:
  3. Not admitted into a body of secret knowledge or ritual; uninitiated.

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  1. Marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred.
  2. Nonreligious in subject matter, form, or use; secular:
  3. Not admitted into a body of secret knowledge or ritual; uninitiated.

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• lay

  1. To cause to lie down:
  2. To place in or bring to a particular position:
  3. To bury.

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  1. To cause to lie down:
  2. To place in or bring to a particular position:
  3. To bury.

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Experienced in the ways of the world; lacking natural simplicity

• worldly-wise

  1. Experienced in the ways of the world.

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  1. Experienced in the ways of the world.

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• sophisticated

  1. Having or showing much worldly knowledge or cultural refinement:
  2. Very complex or complicated:
  3. Suitable for or appealing to the tastes of sophisticates:

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  1. Having or showing much worldly knowledge or cultural refinement:
  2. Very complex or complicated:
  3. Suitable for or appealing to the tastes of sophisticates:

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• cosmopolitan

  1. Pertinent or common to the whole world:
  2. Having constituent elements from all over the world or from many different parts of the world:
  3. So sophisticated as to be at home in all parts of the world or conversant with many spheres of interest:

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  1. Pertinent or common to the whole world:
  2. Having constituent elements from all over the world or from many different parts of the world:
  3. So sophisticated as to be at home in all parts of the world or conversant with many spheres of interest:

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Lacking spirituality or idealism

• sophisticated

  1. Having or showing much worldly knowledge or cultural refinement:
  2. Very complex or complicated:
  3. Suitable for or appealing to the tastes of sophisticates:

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  1. Having or showing much worldly knowledge or cultural refinement:
  2. Very complex or complicated:
  3. Suitable for or appealing to the tastes of sophisticates:

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• opportunistic

  1. Taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit.

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  1. Taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit.

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• self-centered

  1. Engrossed in oneself and one's own affairs; selfish.

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  1. Engrossed in oneself and one's own affairs; selfish.

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• power-loving

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• unprincipled

  1. Lacking principles or moral scruples; unscrupulous:

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  1. Lacking principles or moral scruples; unscrupulous:

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• money-making

  1. the acquisition of money
  2. that acquires money

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  1. the acquisition of money
  2. that acquires money

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• grubbing

  1. Present participle of grub.

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  1. Present participle of grub.

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• strategic

  1. Of or relating to strategy.
  2. Important or essential in relation to a plan of action:
  3. Essential to the effective conduct of war:

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  1. Of or relating to strategy.
  2. Important or essential in relation to a plan of action:
  3. Essential to the effective conduct of war:

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• profane

  1. Marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred.
  2. Nonreligious in subject matter, form, or use; secular:
  3. Not admitted into a body of secret knowledge or ritual; uninitiated.

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  1. Marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred.
  2. Nonreligious in subject matter, form, or use; secular:
  3. Not admitted into a body of secret knowledge or ritual; uninitiated.

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• secular

  1. Worldly rather than spiritual:
  2. Not relating to religion or to a religious body; nonreligious:
  3. Not bound by the full monastic rule of a religious order. Used of clergy.

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  1. Worldly rather than spiritual:
  2. Not relating to religion or to a religious body; nonreligious:
  3. Not bound by the full monastic rule of a religious order. Used of clergy.

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• practical

  1. Of, relating to, governed by, or acquired through practice or action, rather than theory or speculation:
  2. Manifested in or involving practice:
  3. Capable of or suitable to being used or put into effect; useful:

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  1. Of, relating to, governed by, or acquired through practice or action, rather than theory or speculation:
  2. Manifested in or involving practice:
  3. Capable of or suitable to being used or put into effect; useful:

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• matter-of-fact

  1. Relating or adhering to facts; literal.
  2. Straightforward or unemotional:

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  1. Relating or adhering to facts; literal.
  2. Straightforward or unemotional:

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• ungodly

  1. Not revering God; impious.
  2. Sinful; wicked.
  3. Outrageous:

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  1. Not revering God; impious.
  2. Sinful; wicked.
  3. Outrageous:

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• earthly

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of this earth.
  2. Terrestrial; not heavenly or divine:
  3. Worldly:

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  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of this earth.
  2. Terrestrial; not heavenly or divine:
  3. Worldly:

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• mundane

  1. Of, relating to, or typical of this world; secular.
  2. Relating to, characteristic of, or concerned with commonplaces; ordinary.

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  1. Of, relating to, or typical of this world; secular.
  2. Relating to, characteristic of, or concerned with commonplaces; ordinary.

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Referring to life on the earth

• temporal. See syn. study at earthly.earthly

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• natural

  1. Present in or produced by nature:
  2. Of, relating to, or concerning nature:
  3. Conforming to the usual or ordinary course of nature:

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  1. Present in or produced by nature:
  2. Of, relating to, or concerning nature:
  3. Conforming to the usual or ordinary course of nature:

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• human

  1. A member of the primate genus Homo, especially a member of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished from other apes by a large brain and the capacity for speech.
  2. A person:
  3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of humans:

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  1. A member of the primate genus Homo, especially a member of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished from other apes by a large brain and the capacity for speech.
  2. A person:
  3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of humans:

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• telluric

  1. Of or relating to Earth; terrestrial.
  2. Derived from or containing tellurium, especially with valence 6.

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  1. Of or relating to Earth; terrestrial.
  2. Derived from or containing tellurium, especially with valence 6.

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• mundane

  1. Of, relating to, or typical of this world; secular.
  2. Relating to, characteristic of, or concerned with commonplaces; ordinary.

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  1. Of, relating to, or typical of this world; secular.
  2. Relating to, characteristic of, or concerned with commonplaces; ordinary.

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• sublunary

  1. Situated beneath the moon.
  2. Of this world; earthly.

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  1. Situated beneath the moon.
  2. Of this world; earthly.

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• earthly

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of this earth.
  2. Terrestrial; not heavenly or divine:
  3. Worldly:

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  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of this earth.
  2. Terrestrial; not heavenly or divine:
  3. Worldly:

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• terrestrial

  1. Of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants.
  2. Living or growing on land or on or in the ground; not aquatic, arboreal, or epiphytic:
  3. Similar to the planet earth in size or composition:

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  1. Of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants.
  2. Living or growing on land or on or in the ground; not aquatic, arboreal, or epiphytic:
  3. Similar to the planet earth in size or composition:

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