Earthliness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being earthly. uncountable, usually
"Perchance as vulturs are ſaid to ſmell the earthlineſſe of a dying corps; ſo this bird of prey reſented a worſe than earthly ſavour in the ſoul of Saul, an evidence of his death at hand."
Example
More examples"Perchance as vulturs are ſaid to ſmell the earthlineſſe of a dying corps; ſo this bird of prey reſented a worſe than earthly ſavour in the ſoul of Saul, an evidence of his death at hand."
Etymology
From earthly + -ness.
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