Sentence examples for worldly endeavours from inspiring English sources

The retreat involved long periods of meditation, initially conceived by the band as a spiritual respite from all worldly endeavours – a chance, in John Lennon's words, to "get away from everything".

The medieval sects, therefore, always stressed in their critique of the worldly church the lack of spiritual discipline and endeavoured to realize a voluntary church discipline in terms of a renewed radical demand of holiness based on early Christianity.

To imply that this worldly wisdom served merely to conceal his struggle is to miss what he was struggling for — which was, always, to "endeavour to see things as they are, and then enquire whether we ought to complain".

How worldly?

"This generation is worldly.

More worldly.

"Worldly Wise, Locally Savvy".

Veronica seemed lively, worldly.

All worldly politics is dazzled.

His worldly honors were withdrawn.

She's worldly, no hick.