earthly delights

Frequency: 5.21.9 per million words

pleasures of the physical world, rather than spiritual ones

delightADJECTIVE + NOUN (thing that gives pleasure)

Categories:

earthly

Examples (10)

  • He became deeply religious and turned away from earthly delights.
  • The painting depicts a garden full of earthly delights, from ripe fruits to lavish feasts.
  • While some seek enlightenment, he was content to indulge in the simple earthly delights of good food and wine.
  • Ancient Roman banquets were famous for their extravagant displays of earthly delights.
  • The poem contrasts the fleeting nature of earthly delights with the promise of eternal salvation.
  • The luxury resort offered every imaginable earthly delight, from spa treatments to gourmet dining.
  • The philosopher warned against becoming too attached to earthly delights.
  • Is it so wrong to seek out a few earthly delights after a long week of work?
  • The novel's protagonist learns to balance spiritual pursuits with an appreciation for earthly delights.
  • Some ascetic traditions teach that abandoning all earthly delights is the path to inner peace.