worldliness; worldly-mindedness
Refers to a mindset attached to worldly concerns, desires, or material pursuits, often contrasted with spiritual or ascetic ideals. Somewhat formal or literary.
Abandon worldly-mindedness and devote oneself to ascetic practice.
His strong worldliness is undermining the purity of his art.
Compound of 世俗 (secular, worldly) and 心 (heart, mind). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for abstract psychological nouns.