Worldly Goods (Noun)
Meaning
All the property that someone possesses; "he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter".
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The wealthy businessman spent his later years giving away his worldly goods to charity before passing away peacefully.
- She decided to donate her worldly goods to the local thrift store after deciding to live a more minimalist lifestyle.
- After the great fire, the family was left with hardly any of their worldly goods, and had to start over from scratch.
- The old wise man had no attachment to worldly goods and lived a simple life in the mountains.
- The billionaire's will stated that all of his worldly goods would be divided equally among his five children after his passing.