worldly possession
worldly good | a commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather than the spiritual, existence of human beings |
| wise | a way of doing or being, in no wise, in this wise |
worldly concern
earthly concern
world earth | the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife, they consider the church to be independent of the world |
Wise Men
Magi | (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born, the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh, because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them |
mentor
wise man | a wise and trusted guide and advisor |
wise guy
smart aleck
wiseacre
wisenheimer
weisenheimer | an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments |
Wise
Isaac Mayer Wise | United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (-) |
| Wise Stephen Samuel Wise | United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (-) |
worldly possessions
worldly belongings
worldly goods | all the property that someone possess, he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter |
catch on
get wise
get onto
tumble
latch on
cotton on
twig
get it | understand, usually after some initial difficulty, She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on |
| wise up | get wise to, They wised up to it |
| wise up | cause someone to become aware of something |
fresh
impertinent
impudent
overbold
smart
saucy
sassy
wise | improperly forward or bold, don't be fresh with me, impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup, an impudent boy given to insulting strangers, Don't get wise with me! |
knowing
wise(p)
wise to(p) | evidencing the possession of inside information |
judicious
wise
heady | marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters, judicious use of one's money, a wise decision |
blase
worldly | very sophisticated especially because of surfeit, versed in the ways of the world, the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond', the benefits of his worldly wisdom |
| worldly-wise | experienced in and wise to the ways of the world |
| penny-wise | thrifty in small matters only |
| wise | having or prompted by wisdom or discernment, a wise leader, a wise and perceptive comment |
worldly
secular temporal | characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world, worldly goods and advancement, temporal possessions of the church |
materialistic
mercenary
worldly-minded | marked by materialism |
baby-wise
baby-like | like a baby, he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms |