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Materialistic

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Secular 84% connected

Coming or observed once in an age or a century.

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Secular 84% connected

Coming or observed once in an age or a century.

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Temporal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery.

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Temporal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery.

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Worldly 84% connected

Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions.

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Worldly 84% connected

Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions.

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Materialism 74% connected

The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets.

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Materialism 74% connected

The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets.

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Bourgeois 92% connected

A size of type between long primer and brevier. See Type.

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Conservative 92% connected

Having power to preserve in a safe of entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.

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Mercenary 92% connected

Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers.

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Worldly-minded 92% connected

Devoted to worldly interests; mindful of the affairs of the present life, and forgetful of those of the future; loving and pursuing this world's good…

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