Worldly vs Sophisticate - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between worldly and sophisticate

is that worldly is concerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual while sophisticate is adulterated; not pure; not genuine.

As an adverb worldly

is in a worldly manner.

As a noun sophisticate is

a worldly-wise person.

As a verb sophisticate is

to make less natural or innocent.

worldly

English

Adjective

(en-adj)

Concerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual.

* 1868 , , Part Two, Chapter Twenty-four: Gossip,

These attributes, in spite of poverty and the strict integrity which shut him out from the more worldly successes, attracted to him many admirable persons, as naturally as sweet herbs draw bees, and as naturally he gave them the honey into which fifty years of hard experience had distilled no bitter drop.

* , Book 1: Adi Parva, Section LXXXV,

Thirst of enjoyment, therefore, should be given up. Indeed, true happiness belongeth to them that have cast off their thirst for worldly objects--a thirst which is difficult to be thrown off by the wicked and the sinful, which faileth not with the failing life, and which is truly the fatal disease of man.

* 1889 , , Chapter VIII,

The conviction that my personal, worldly life was something real and good constituted the misunderstanding, the obstacle, that prevented me from comprehending Jesus doctrine.

* 1910 , , Chapter 1, part 3,

We have actually contrived to invent a new kind of hypocrite. The old hypocrite, Tartuffe or Pecksniff, was a man whose aims were really worldly' and practical, while he pretended that they were religious. The new hypocrite is one whose aims are really religious, while he pretends that they are ' worldly and practical.

Concerned with secular rather than sacred matters.

Sophisticated, especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world.

Synonyms

* material, mundane * (concerned with the secular rather than sacred) lay, profane * (versed in the ways of the world) sophisticated, street-smart

Antonyms

* otherworldly, spiritual * (concerned with the secular rather than sacred) clerical, religious, sacred * (versed in the ways of the world) naive

Adverb

(en adverb)

In a worldly manner.

Derived terms

* worldly-wise

sophisticate

English

Noun

(en noun)

A worldly-wise person

* '' , episode ''Sailor Mouth

Patrick: Because classy sophisticates like us should not stain our lips with cursing.

SpongeBob: Yea verily!

Verb

(sophisticat)

To make less natural or innocent.

* 1956–1960 , (second edition, 1960), chapter ii: “Motives and Motivation”, page 38:

Psychologists have developed quasi-causal theories to explain'' the directedness of behaviour, to answer the question ‘Why are certain sorts of reasons operative?’ and these theories may well have insinuated themselves into ordinary language as part of the meaning of “motive”. It might well be, therefore, that people who are slightly sophisticated by psychological theories assume some such necessary connexion [''sc. between giving the motive for an action and making any assertions of a causal kind about a man’s emotional state].

To practice sophistry; change the meaning of, or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive.

To sophisticate the understanding. — Southey.

Yet Butler professes to stick to plain facts, not to sophisticate , not to refine. — M. Arnold.

To alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive.

To sophisticate wine. — Howell.

They purchase but sophisticated ware. — Dryden.

To make more complex or refined.

Adjective

(en adjective)

Adulterated; not pure; not genuine.

* Dryden

So truth, while only one supplied the state, / Grew scarce and dear, and yet sophisticate .