Hypertext Webster Gateway: "worldling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Worldling \World"ling\, [World + -ling.]
A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions;
one devoted to this world and its enjoyments.
A foutre for the world and worldlings base. --Shak.
If we consider the expectations of futurity, the
worldling gives up the argument. --Rogers.
And worldlings blot the temple's gold. --Keble.
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