More earthly; more concerned with worldly or material matters rather than spiritual ones.
Comparative form of 'earthly,' from 'earth' plus '-ly' (quality of) and comparative '-er'. Developed from physical location (on earth) to spiritual/philosophical meaning (materially focused).
Medieval monks contrasted 'earthlier' desires (food, comfort, pleasure) with spiritual pursuits, yet modern neuroscience shows the brain can't actually separate these—spiritual experiences are real physical events in the brain.
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