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WORLDLY GOODS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does worldly goods mean? 

WORLDLY GOODS (noun)
  The noun WORLDLY GOODS has 1 sense:

1. all the property that someone possessesplay

  Familiarity information: WORLDLY GOODS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WORLDLY GOODS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

All the property that someone possesses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

worldly belongings; worldly goods; worldly possessions

Context example:

he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter

Hypernyms ("worldly goods" is a kind of...):

belongings; holding; property (something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone)


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