"unworldly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-unwordly.wav Forms: unworldlier [comparative], unworldliest [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + worldly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|worldly}} un- + worldly Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} unworldly (comparative unworldlier, superlative unworldliest)
  1. Exceeding what is typically found in the world; exceptional, transcendent.
    Sense id: en-unworldly-en-adj-NucZtL8v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Manx translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 23 23 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 34 26 21 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 36 16 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 24 14 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 22 23 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 39 33 20 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 44 25 22 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 42 26 23 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 36 31 24 8
  2. Characterising people who are unconcerned with worldly matters; spiritually minded. Translations (Spiritually minded): духовен (duhoven) (Bulgarian), neuheihltagh (Manx), neughooghyssagh (Manx)
    Sense id: en-unworldly-en-adj-ozW9Z9Vn Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Manx translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 36 16 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 39 33 20 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 36 31 24 8 Disambiguation of 'Spiritually minded': 16 75 7 2
  3. Not belonging to this world; celestial.
    Sense id: en-unworldly-en-adj-NBpQqOfb Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Manx translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 36 16 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 39 33 20 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 36 31 24 8
  4. Lacking sophistication. Translations (lacking sophistication): наивен (naiven) (Bulgarian), неопитен (neopiten) (Bulgarian), wereldvreemd (Dutch), weltfremd (German)
    Sense id: en-unworldly-en-adj-wG3QC0aa Disambiguation of 'lacking sophistication': 2 1 1 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: otherworldly, unworldliness, worldly

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