Meaning of earthly in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈərθli/

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  1. Qualitative Adjective

    earthly

    Definitions

    1. of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven

    Examples

    • « earthly beings »
    • « believed that our earthly life is all that matters »
    • « earthly love »
    • « our earthly home »

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Famous quotes

  • « The ingestion of brain-altering chemicals - legal or illegal - cannot be categorized as good stewardship of our earthly lives. »
    Salvatore J. Cordileone
  • « To me there has never been a higher source of earthly honor or distinction than that connected with advances in science. »
    Isaac Newton
  • « It is conceded by all that man is the very highest type of all living creatures on the earth. His intelligence is far superior to that of any other earthly being. »
    Joseph Franklin Rutherford
  • « Having robbed children of any sense that their Father is in Heaven and that they are His creation, we then launched an experiment in raising them without earthly fathers too. Having neither a Father in heaven or a father in the home, many young men make gangs their families. »
    Gary Bauer
  • « Home is the most popular, and will be the most enduring of all earthly establishments. »
    Channing Pollock

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