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ˈworld-man
[OE. woruldman, f. woruld world n. + man n.1]
1. A man of this world, a human being.
a900Cynewulf Crist 1016 Woruldmonna seo unclæne ᵹecynd. a1000Boeth. Metr. xxviii. 10 An þara tungla woruldmen hatað wænes þisla. c1205Lay. 28131 Nulleþ [hii] hit biginne for nane weorld-monne [later text worleþinge].
1852Bailey Festus (ed. 5) 341 The hero is the world-man, in whose heart One passion stands for all, the most indulged.
†2. A man who is devoted to this world; a worldling. Obs.
a1225Leg. Kath. 881 Ichulle fordon þe wisdom of þeos wise world men. 1601Bp. W. Barlow Eagle & Body (1609) E 2 b, An infallible note, he will not say of a reprobate, but certainly of a worldman, not yet regenerate. |