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He that desireth to acquire any art or science seeketh first those means by which that art or science is obtained. If we ought to do so in things natural and earthly, how much more then in spiritual?
Robert Barclay

Meaning of "earthly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EARTHLY

earthly  [ˈɜːθlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EARTHLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Earthly is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EARTHLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of earthly in the English dictionary

The definition of earthly in the dictionary is of or characteristic of the earth as opposed to heaven; material or materialistic; worldly. Other definition of earthly is (usually used with a negative) (informal) conceivable or possible; feasible (in such phrases as not an earthly (chance), etc).


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EARTHLY


bimonthly
baɪˈmʌnθlɪ
deathly
ˈdɛθlɪ
eathly
ˈiːθlɪ
eighthly
ˈeɪtθlɪ
eleventhly
ɪˈlevənθlɪ
fifteenthly
ˌfɪfˈtiːnθlɪ
fifthly
ˈfɪfθlɪ
fourthly
ˈfɔːθlɪ
Keighley
ˈkiːθlɪ
Llanelli
θlæˈnɛθlɪ
Llanelly
θlæˈneθlɪ
monthly
ˈmʌnθlɪ
nineteenthly
ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθlɪ
semi-monthly
ˌsɛmɪˈmʌnθlɪ
seventhly
ˈsevənθlɪ
sixthly
ˈsɪksθlɪ
soothly
ˈsuːθlɪ
uncouthly
ʌnˈkuːθlɪ
unearthly
ʌnˈɜːθlɪ
youthly
ˈjuːθlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EARTHLY

earthier
earthiest
earthily
earthiness
earthlier
earthliest
earthlight
earthlike
earthliness
earthling
earthly paradise
earthman
earthmen
earthmoving
earthmoving equipment
earthnut
earthpea
earthquake
earthquake intensity
earthquake magnitude

WORDS THAT END LIKE EARTHLY

eighteenthly
fourteenthly
graithly
loathly
ninthly
seventeenthly
smoothly
swithly
tenthly
thirteenthly
trimonthly
twelfthly
youngthly

Synonyms and antonyms of earthly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EARTHLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «earthly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of earthly

Translation of «earthly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EARTHLY

Find out the translation of earthly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of earthly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «earthly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

尘世的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

terrenal
570 millions of speakers

English

earthly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सांसारिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأرضية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

земное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terrestre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পার্থিব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

terrestre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Duniawi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

irdisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

この世の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이승의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kadonyan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trần thế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மண்ணுலக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पृथ्वीवरील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dünyevi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

terreno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ziemskie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

земне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pământesc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επίγεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aardse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jordiska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jordiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of earthly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EARTHLY»

The term «earthly» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.108 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EARTHLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «earthly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «earthly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about earthly

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10 QUOTES WITH «EARTHLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word earthly.
1
Alvar Aalto
The ultimate goal of the architect...is to create a paradise. Every house, every product of architecture... should be a fruit of our endeavour to build an earthly paradise for people.
2
Eden Ahbez
We're not earthly beings any more... we're cosmic beings.
3
Mustafa Akyol
The Qur'an not only lacks any earthly punishment for someone who abandons Islam, it even includes verses that imply that such a change of heart should be a matter of free choice.
4
Johann Arndt
It certainly is the duty of every true Christian, to esteem himself a stranger and pilgrim in this world; and as bound to use earthly blessings, not as means of satisfying lust or gratifying wantonness, but of supplying his absolute wants and necessities.
5
Rudolf Arnheim
Today we no longer regard the universe as the cause of our own undeserved troubles but perhaps, on the contrary, as the last refuge from the mismanagement of our earthly affairs.
6
Sai Baba
Let love flow so that it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead of the state of turmoil he has created through his past ways of life, with all those material interests and earthly ambitions.
7
Irving Babbitt
The ultimate binding element in the medieval order was subordination to the divine will and its earthly representatives, notably the pope.
8
Robert Barclay
He that desireth to acquire any art or science seeketh first those means by which that art or science is obtained. If we ought to do so in things natural and earthly, how much more then in spiritual?
9
Gary Bauer
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.
10
Jakob Bohme
In this world, with thy earthly life, thou art under heaven, stars, and elements, also under hell and devils; all ruleth in thee, and over thee.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EARTHLY»

Discover the use of earthly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to earthly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Earthly Powers
These two men are linked not only by family ties but by a common understanding of mankind's frailties. In this epic masterpiece, Anthony Burgess plumbs the depths of the essence of power and the lengths men will go for it.
Anthony Burgess, 2012
2
Earthly Joys: A Novel
#1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory brings to life the passionate, turbulent times of seventeenth-century England as seen through the eyes of the country’s most famous royal ...
Philippa Gregory, 2005
3
Earthly Politics: Local and Global in Environmental Governance
Globalization seen through the lens of environmentalgovernance; analyses of how the global and the local canaccommodate one another.
Sheila Jasanoff, Marybeth Long Martello, 2004
4
Earthly Paradises: Ancient Gardens in History and Archaeology
In this beautifully illustrated book, Maureen Carroll examines the most recent evidence of the existence of ancient gardens, the horticultural practices used to plant and maintain them, and the many forms and functions they assumed.
Maureen Carroll, 2003
5
The Earthly Republic: Italian Humanists on Government and ...
Italian humanism - Documents written by Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) "How a ruler ought to govern his State"--Coluccio Salutati "Letter to Peregrino Zambeccari" - Leonardo Bruni "Panegyric to the City of Florence" - Francesco Barbaro "On ...
Benjamin G. Kohl, Ronald G. Witt, Elizabeth B. Welles, 1978
6
Earthly bodies, magical selves: contemporary pagans and the ...
This book is the first ever comprehensive study of Neo-Pagans and modern day neo-pagan festivals.
Sarah M. Pike, 2001
7
Earthly
Compiles poetry on what it means to be "earthly," including works on Johnny Appleseed, the viewpoint of a one-eyed hawk, and buried foundation stones rejoining the earth's surface.
Erica Funkhouser, 2008
8
Earthly Possessions
For thirty-five year old Charlotte Emory, leaving her husband seems to offer the only way out from the mundaneness of every day life's earthly possessions and emotional complications.
Anne Tyler, 2012
9
A Garden of Earthly Delights
A Garden of Earthly Delights is the first novel in the Wonderland Quartet. The books that complete this acclaimed series, Expensive People, them, and Wonderland, are also available from the Modern Library. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Joyce Carol Oates, 2009
10
Earthly Pleasures: A Novel
When Skye Sebring, a hospitality greeter inside the pearly gates of Heaven, meets lawyer Ryan Blaine during his brush with death after a motorcycle accident, she falls so deeply in love that she follows him back to Earth, a world with ...
Karen Neches, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EARTHLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term earthly is used in the context of the following news items.
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UFO Sightings Doubled In The Past Month - But Could There Be An …
UFO Sightings Doubled In The Past Month - But Could There Be An Earthly Explanation? The aliens have been busy. Rob Waugh – 6 hours ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
2
This is what it's like developing an Apple Watch app
... before the Watch hits pre-order, with no earthly idea about what the infrastructure platform may be. Use your imagination, says Helene Sears, ... «TechRadar, Jul 15»
3
What the moon can tell us about Earth
To search for traces of earthly gases on the moon, the proponents of this idea suggest using well-known experimental techniques to detect the ... «EarthSky, Jul 15»
4
He Went From a Famed Beatles Music Executive to Broke 'Stoner …
... would believe in something so much they're willing to give up something that's really important to them on an earthly level,” he said. “I said I ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
5
Behind the glass with Alex Christofi
... of the a shard trying to escape the rest of the city and contrast that with someone very earthly and human, who is also looking to escape.”. «Brixton Blog, Jul 15»
6
SPAC a special place for NYCB dancer
In the Saratoga premiere of the ballet, Veyette dances the role of James, a Scottish farmer who loses his chance at earthly happiness when he's ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
7
Wonder Woman's new costume on display at Comic-Con: Check out …
... of Kryptonian alien repelling machine, because we all know that Superman (played by Henry Cavill) can rip through almost all earthly metals. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
8
This Jaw-Dropping Greek Concept House Is Built Into a Cliff
... solutions”; and the work of Tom Kundig for its “generous use of simple, industrial, earthly materials and grand and unusual openings.”. «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
9
Zero-sum theory rests on false assumption
Sometimes theory is just that, theory. Or, to put it another way, you can be so heavenly minded you do no earthly good. KEVIN W. BROWN. «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
10
Early Christian and Medieval Heavens
Irenaeus's idea of an earthly paradise, with fertility and feasts, held little appeal. Instead, in his On Faith and the Creed, Augustine spoke of ... «Patheos, Jul 15»

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