contemptus mundi
English edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin contemptus mundī (literally “contempt for the world”), as used in works such as Bernard of Cluny’s De contemptu mundi. First attested in the mid-19th century in English.
Noun edit
contemptus mundi (uncountable)
Further reading edit
- “contemptus mundi, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.