adj lay, as opposed to clerical.
2. worldly ·adv with relation to this life; in a worldly manner.
3. worldly ·adj relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions.
4. worldly ·adj pertaining to this world or life, in contradistinction from the life to come; secular; temporal; devoted to this life and its enjoyments; bent on gain; as, worldly pleasures, affections, honor, lusts, men.