- earthly concern
- nounthe concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife-
they consider the church to be independent of the world
• Syn: ↑worldly concern, ↑world, ↑earth• Hypernyms: ↑concern
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
earthly concern
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