heavenly-minded

English

Alternative forms

heavenlyminded

Etymology

heavenly +‎ minded

Adjective

heavenly-minded (comparative more heavenly-minded, superlative most heavenly-minded)

Devout; heavenly; pious; of pure mind.
- 1879, John Armstrong, The Pastor in his Closet, Thursday:
  Make them devout in their daily life, zealous, grave, heavenly-minded; not secular, not frivolous, but true pastors, in feeding, in watching, in praying.

Derived terms

heavenly-mindedness

References

“heavenly-minded”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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