Definition of world

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World (n.) The customs, practices, and interests of men; general affairs of life; human society; public affairs and occupations; as, a knowledge of the world..

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Encompass :: Encompass (v. t.) To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the world..
Equinoctial :: Equinoctial (a.) Pertaining to the time when the sun enters the equinoctial points; as, an equinoctial gale or storm, that is, one happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part of the world..
Quietism :: Quietism (n.) The system of the Quietists, who maintained that religion consists in the withdrawal of the mind from worldly interests and anxieties and its constant employment in the passive contemplation of God and his attributes..
Esparcet :: Esparcet (n.) The common sainfoin (Onobrychis sativa), an Old World leguminous forage plant..
Spiritualism :: Spiritualism (n.) The doctrine, in opposition to the materialists, that all which exists is spirit, or soul -- that what is called the external world is either a succession of notions impressed on the mind by the Deity, as maintained by Berkeley, or else the mere educt of the mind itself, as taught by Fichte..
Worldly :: Worldly (a.) Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions..
Recluse :: Recluse (a.) A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class of secluded devotees who live in single cells, usually attached to monasteries..
Christianism :: Christianism (n.) The Christian world; Christendom.
Evangelize :: Evangelize (v. t.) To instruct in the gospel; to preach the gospel to; to convert to Christianity; as, to evangelize the world..
Simian :: Simian (a.) Of or pertaining to the family Simiadae, which, in its widest sense, includes all the Old World apes and monkeys; also, apelike..
Ant Thrush :: Ant thrush () One of several species of tropical birds, of the Old World, of the genus Pitta, somewhat resembling the thrushes, and feeding chiefly on ants..
Ramble :: Ramble (v. i.) To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, to ramble about the city; to ramble over the world..
Bugle :: Bugle (n.) A plant of the genus Ajuga of the Mint family, a native of the Old World..
Roller :: Roller (n.) Any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of the family Coraciadae. The name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over or tumbling in flight..
Underworld :: Underworld (n.) The inferior part of mankind.
Redeemer :: Redeemer (n.) Specifically, the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ..
Time :: Time (n.) The present life; existence in this world as contrasted with immortal life; definite, as contrasted with infinite, duration..
Pluto :: Pluto (n.) The son of Saturn and Rhea, brother of Jupiter and Neptune; the dark and gloomy god of the Lower World..
Earthy :: Earthy (a.) Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal..
Mundane :: Mundane (a.) Of or pertaining to the world; worldly; earthly; terrestrial; as, the mundane sphere..
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