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International digital library operated by the UNESCO
The World Digital Library (WDL) is an international digital library originally administered by UNESCO and the United States Library of Congress. It is
World_Digital_Library
Online database of digital resources
A digital library, also referred to as an online library, an internet library, a digital repository, a library without walls, or a digital collection,
Digital_library
US Congress research library
September 20, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015. "Background – World Digital Library". wdl.org. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved
Library_of_Congress
Digital library of Tufts University
The Perseus Digital Library, formerly known as the Perseus Project, is a free-access digital library founded by Gregory Crane in 1987 and hosted by the
Perseus_Digital_Library
This is a list of digital library projects. Bibliographic database List of academic databases and search engines List of online databases List of online
List of digital library projects
List_of_digital_library_projects
US digital library project
The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is a US project aimed at providing public access to digital holdings in order to create a large-scale public
Digital Public Library of America
Digital_Public_Library_of_America
Online library of Qatar heritage material
Qatar Digital Library (QDL) is a bilingual online library which was launched as a joint venture by a partnership consisting of Qatar Foundation, Qatar
Qatar_Digital_Library
Text by Bernardino de Sahagún
Interior (Enrique Olivares Santana, Secretary). The 2012 World Digital Library high-resolution digital version of the manuscript makes it fully accessible
Florentine_Codex
Digital library founded in 1997 by UC system
University of California Libraries and other partners, CDL assembled one of the world's largest digital research libraries. CDL facilitates the licensing
California_Digital_Library
National library in Japan
National Diet Library (NDL) (国立国会図書館, Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan) is the national library of Japan and among the largest libraries in the world. It was established
National_Diet_Library
Sweden's national library
91- (and 978-91-). The library is a partner of the World Digital Library. The roots of what we now know as the National Library go back to the days of
National_Library_of_Sweden
was ranked in the top ten ugliest buildings in the world by VirtualTourist. The history of libraries in Kosovo dates back to the 14th and 15th centuries
National_Library_of_Kosovo
National library in Beijing, China
National Library of China (NLC) is the national library of China, located in Haidian, Beijing, and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It contains
National_Library_of_China
National public library in Moscow, Russia
located in Moscow. It is the largest library in the country, second largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. Its holdings crossed over 47 million
Russian_State_Library
Medieval Latin poem; part of the Carmina Burana
repeated nine times. "Codex Buranus". Retrieved 2018-01-27 – via World Digital Library. "Carmina Burana Lyrics". Classical Net. Retrieved 2018-01-27. "In
In_taberna_quando_sumus
American nonprofit organization
library, a mobile app, and hard drive distribution programs. Founded in 1999 by E. Gene Smith with a group of Buddhist scholars, BDRC hosts a digital
Buddhist Digital Resource Center
Buddhist_Digital_Resource_Center
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Stars". World Digital Library. Al-Sufi. "Book Of Fixed Stars". World Digital Library. Al-Sufi. "Book Of Fixed Stars". World Digital Library. Al-Sufi
Lupus_(constellation)
eGranary Digital Library is a product of the WiderNet Project, a non-profit aimed at providing access to information technology and library services in
EGranary_Digital_Library
Shadow library search engine
site's "source libraries" include LibGen, Sci-Hub, Z-Library, the Internet Archive, DuXiu, MagzDB, Nexus/STC, and HathiTrust; Open Library, WorldCat, and Google
Anna's_Archive
School within New York University
ancient studies. The library's digital initiatives include the Ancient World Digital Library (AWDL) and a joint project with ISAW Digital Programs to help
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
Institute_for_the_Study_of_the_Ancient_World
Located in Education City
function: as a national library, a research-level university library, and a central metropolitan public library equipped for the digital age. In its capacity
Qatar_National_Library
Organization digitizing and preserving Punjab's cultural heritage
The Panjab Digital Library (PDL), originally known as the Punjab Virsa Digitisation Initiative (PVDI), is a voluntary organization digitizing and preserving
Panjab_Digital_Library
Online database of otherwise inaccessible content
Shadow libraries, also referred to as pirate libraries or black open access, are online repositories of freely available digital media that are normally
Shadow_library
Indian medical library project
The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) is an Indian digital knowledge repository of the traditional knowledge, especially about medicinal plants
Traditional Knowledge Digital Library
Traditional_Knowledge_Digital_Library
Public library in Seoul, South Korea
The National Digital Library of Korea is located on Banpo-ro in Seocho District, Seoul. It is also known as a "dibrary" (Korean: 디브러리), a Konglish word
National Digital Library of Korea
National_Digital_Library_of_Korea
Map of the early colonial Philippines, noted for its comprehensiveness
Nicolás de la Cruz Bagay, and the artist Francisco Suárez. The World Digital Library describes it as the "first and most important scientific map of
Velarde_map
Library system of Yale University
Yale University Library is the library system of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Originating in 1701 with the gift of several dozen books to
Yale_University_Library
File-sharing site for journal articles, books, and magazines
Z-Library was ranked as the 2,758th most active website in October 2021. The organization describes itself as "the world's largest e-book library" and
Z-Library
Colonial-era Nahua pictorial manuscript
pay for the gold for the Madonna banner." Huexotzinco Codex World Digital Library. Library of Congress, Harkness Collection. Retrieved 10 November 2010
Huexotzinco_Codex
Saudi Digital Library is a national online digital library resource in Saudi Arabia. It is the largest source of academic information in the Arab world. It
Saudi_Digital_Library
Virtual repository of learning resources
The National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a virtual repository of educational resources operated by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
National Digital Library of India
National_Digital_Library_of_India
American nonprofit library cooperative
discovery, resource-sharing, authentication, digital-collection, and linked-data services for libraries. WorldCat is OCLC's global union catalog. It aggregates
OCLC
Library in Belgrade, Serbia
also participates in the several international projects such as World Digital Library, with the goal of making Serbian digitised heritage accessible and
National_Library_of_Serbia
Research library at Brown University
Archive Collection The John Carter Brown Library's Digitized Image Collections The John Carter Brown Library's Collection on the World Digital Library
John_Carter_Brown_Library
Natural History Museum (London) National Museum (Prague) European Digital Library Foundation (Europeana) Angewandte Informationstechnik Forschungsgesellschaft
Biodiversity Heritage Library for Europe
Biodiversity_Heritage_Library_for_Europe
Lingua franca spoken in the Valley of Mexico in the 16th century
frequently reprinted Spanish work on Nahuatl," according to the World Digital Library. Mexico portal Language portal Nahuatl edition of Wikipedia, the
Classical_Nahuatl
13th-century manuscript compendium
Official Codex Gigas site at the National Library of Sweden. (complete Codex Gigas in medium resolution) Description and digital facsimile in high resolution
Codex_Gigas
United States government agency
libraries and archives National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program National Digital Library Program (NDLP) National Security
National Archives and Records Administration
National_Archives_and_Records_Administration
(IMU) to establish a digital library focused on mathematics, following on to the idea of a World Digital Mathematical Library proposed to the International
Global Digital Mathematics Library
Global_Digital_Mathematics_Library
Jewish heritage library in Jerusalem
The National Library of Israel (NLI; Hebrew: הספרייה הלאומית, romanized: HaSifria HaLeumit; Arabic: المكتبة الوطنية في إسرائيل), formerly Jewish National
National_Library_of_Israel
Library in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Retrieved 14 May 2008. Law 10,994 of 14 December 2004 "Old Recife". World Digital Library. 1880. Retrieved 21 January 2013. "The Emperor's collection: foreign
National_Library_of_Brazil
Discipline-oriented digital libraries
The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open-access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. BHL operates as a
Biodiversity_Heritage_Library
Online project for book data of the Internet Archive
California State Library and the Kahle/Austin Foundation. Open Library provides online digital copies in multiple formats, created from images of many public
Open_Library
Ukraine. World Digital Library. Retrieved 25 December 2013. "The Aeneid". V.I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine. World Digital Library. Retrieved
Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine
Vernadsky_National_Library_of_Ukraine
State library in Slovakia
List of libraries in Slovakia "About the World Digital Library: Partners". www.wdl.org. Retrieved 2013-05-28. Robert Wedeworth (1993). World Encyclopedia
University Library, Bratislava
University_Library,_Bratislava
of the 20th century, as the volume and variety of government-produced digital records expanded. According to Kenneth Thibodeau when he was the ERA program's
Electronic_Records_Archives
Organization of libraries
headquarters located at the National Library of the Netherlands in The Hague. IFLA sponsors the annual IFLA World Library and Information Congress, an event
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
International_Federation_of_Library_Associations_and_Institutions
Combined library in Germany
"The Dresden Codex". World Digital Library. 1200–1250. Retrieved 21 August 2013. "Mirror of the Saxons". World Digital Library. 1295–1363. Retrieved
Saxon State and University Library Dresden
Saxon_State_and_University_Library_Dresden
10th-century Iranian physician and polymath
الحاوى فى الطب". World Digital Library. Retrieved 2 March 2014. "The Comprehensive Book on Medicine – كتاب الحاوي". World Digital Library (in Arabic). 1674
Abu_Bakr_al-Razi
Major library and cultural center in Alexandria, Egypt
articles written about him. The Our Digital World exhibition displays some of the library's digital projects, including digital archives of former presidents
Bibliotheca_Alexandrina
Mother of Sally Hemings
person. It is available online through the World Digital Library and the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. John Wayles Paternity "Betty
Betty_Hemings
National library of Taiwan
leading collections of Chinese antique books and manuscripts in the world. The library also assists research, sponsors educational activities, promotes librarianship
National Central Library (Taiwan)
National_Central_Library_(Taiwan)
Parlance, the Ukraine) Together with its Neighboring Provinces". World Digital Library. Retrieved 20 January 2013. Borschak, Elie. "Beauplan, Guillaume
List_of_cartographers
American slave (1859–1957)
histories. The recorded interview is online through the Library of Congress and the World Digital Library. Fountain was a grandson of Wormley Hughes (1743-1858)
Fountain_Hughes
Municipality and city in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
World Digital Library. Retrieved 21 May 2014. Paz, Manuel María. "Portrait of a Black Man from Cartago, Province of Cauca". World Digital Library. Retrieved
Cartago,_Valle_del_Cauca
National public library in Saint Petersburg, Russia
three national public libraries. The NLR is currently ranked among the world's major libraries. It has the second biggest library collection in the Russian
National_Library_of_Russia
Islamic University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
shared with a variety of schools in the city. The library is a partner of the World Digital Library. The university is organized into fourteen colleges
Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
Imam_Mohammad_Ibn_Saud_Islamic_University
Museum and library in Collegeville, Minnesota
and share the world's handwritten past to inspire a deeper understanding of our present and future. As of 2025, HMML has preserved digital or microfilm
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
Hill_Museum_&_Manuscript_Library
National and research library in the vicinity of the Red Zone, Islamabad, Pakistan
National Library of Pakistan: An overview". IFLA Journal. 34: 90–98. doi:10.1177/0340035208088578. S2CID 143813874. Wedgeworth, Robert, ed. (1993). World Encyclopedia
National_Library_of_Pakistan
Psalter first printed in 1640 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
The Library An Illustrated History. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. p. 140. ISBN 9781602397064. "The Bay Psalm Book". World Digital Library. Library of
Bay_Psalm_Book
Sayyida of Zanzibar and Oman
2019-01-28. "Memoirs of an Arabian Princess: An Autobiography". World Digital Library. 1888. Retrieved 2013-09-19. https://boasblogs
Emily_Ruete
Madagascar". World Digital Library. 1790. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2013. Giovanni Caboto. Cristoforo Colombo. "The World of
List_of_explorers
Collection of books, materials and media
Libraries provide physical (hard copies) or digital (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location, a virtual space, or both. A library's collection
Library
Biblioteca de Santiago Digital National Library of Chile "Descubre la Biblioteca Nacional". Middendorf, E. W. (2020). "The National Library and the Chilean Occupation"
National_Library_of_Chile
Library
The International Children's Digital Library Foundation (ICDL) is a free online library of digitized children's books in 59 languages from many countries
International Children's Digital Library
International_Children's_Digital_Library
Historical term referring to non-Burmese Southeast Asia
Description of What Parts Are Possessed by the Several Powers in Europe". World Digital Library. 1778. Retrieved 2013-08-30. Kitchin, Thomas (1778). The Present
East_Indies
Global Memory Net (GMNet) is a world digital library of cultural, historical, and heritage image collections. It is directed by Ching-chih Chen, Professor
Global_Memory_Net
Library in Kyiv, Ukraine
donated by individuals, institutions and organizations from around the world. Library is composed of several locations across the university campus. Amongst
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy Library
National_University_of_Kyiv-Mohyla_Academy_Library
Capital city of Choco Department, Colombia
Chocó Province". World Digital Library. Retrieved 22 May 2014. Paz, Manuel María. "The Square of Quibdó, Chocó". World Digital Library. Retrieved 22 May
Quibdó
1408 Chinese encyclopedia
Library of China in Beijing (online via the World Digital Library) 49 chapters Archived 2023-02-25 at the Wayback Machine held by the British Library
Yongle_Encyclopedia
Russian playwright, poet and futurist (1885-1922)
"Creations, 1906–1908". World Digital Library. 1912. Retrieved 2013-09-29. "Teacher and Student. Conversation". World Digital Library. 1912. Retrieved 2013-09-29
Velimir_Khlebnikov
National library in Cairo, Egypt
came to the National Library in the early 20th century. Library of Alexandria National Archives of Egypt Unesco Memory of the World Register – Arab States
Egyptian National Library and Archives
Egyptian_National_Library_and_Archives
State library in Bavaria, Germany
state library of the Free State of Bavaria, the biggest universal and research library in Germany and one of Europe's most important universal libraries. With
Bavarian_State_Library
The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) is an international digital library operated collaboratively by the contributing partners. Current partners
Digital Library of the Caribbean
Digital_Library_of_the_Caribbean
National library of the United Kingdom
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. Based in London, it is one of the largest libraries in the world, with an estimated
British_Library
Former country in West Africa (1958–1984); now Burkina Faso
February 2017. "More (Language of the Mossi Tribe) Phrase Book". World Digital Library. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 16 February
Republic_of_Upper_Volta
الحاوى فى الطب". World Digital Library. Retrieved 2 March 2014. "The Comprehensive Book on Medicine – كتاب الحاوي". World Digital Library (in Arabic). c
Medicine in the medieval Islamic world
Medicine_in_the_medieval_Islamic_world
Not Forgotten Digital Preservation Library LLC (OCLC library symbol IEFDP), based in Princeton, NJ, United States, is an organization established to create
NotForgotten Digital Preservation Library
NotForgotten_Digital_Preservation_Library
Catholic basilica in Algeria
Algiers, Algeria". World Digital Library. 1899. Retrieved 2013-09-25. "Algiers Viewed from Outside Notre Dame d'Afrique". World Digital Library. 1899. Retrieved
Notre-Dame_d'Afrique
Main library at Brown University
(2009), the Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab (2012) and the main floor reading room (2014). The John D. Rockefeller Jr. library should not be confused
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
John_D._Rockefeller_Jr._Library
in digital access to information led to his work in helping create both the United States' National Digital Library Program, and the World Digital Library
Glenn_R._Jones
American administrator and film director
Obama's Inner Circle". New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2010. Webcast on World Digital Library Rachel Goslins at IMDb Rachel Goslins on Facebook
Rachel_Goslins
Public library in Seoul, South Korea
National Digital Library of Korea National Library for Children and Young Adults Information Center on North Korea National Assembly Library of Korea
National_Library_of_Korea
Research library of the University of Oxford
related to Bodleian Library. Bodleian Library – official website Digital Bodleian "History of the Bodleian" (PDF). Bodleian Library. n.d. Archived (PDF)
Bodleian_Library
This is a list of online digital musical document libraries. Each source listed below offers access to collections of digitized music documents (typically
List of online digital musical document libraries
List_of_online_digital_musical_document_libraries
Australian online library database aggregator
full text digital resources" and "a platform on which new knowledge is being built". It is now a collaboration between the National Library, Australia's
Trove
Newspaper archive in Florida, United States
Digital Newspaper Library provides access to the news and history of Florida through local Florida newspapers. The Florida Digital Newspaper Library is
Florida Digital Newspaper Library
Florida_Digital_Newspaper_Library
the National Library of Uganda partnered with the Library of Congress to digitize local Ugandan materials for the World Digital Library, an internet-based
National_Library_of_Uganda
ISBN 978-90-04-28788-4. World Heritage profile Museum Plantin The Golden Compasses Leon Voet Works from the Museum Plantin-Moretus from the World Digital Library General
Plantin_Press
Library in Washington, D.C.
only). [1] "Columbus Memorial Library". www.oas.org. July 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2018. "About the World Digital Library: Partners". www.wdl.org. Retrieved
Columbus_Memorial_Library
5th-century Roman author and historian
Collection of the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence (in Latin). World Digital Library. Retrieved 2014-02-28. A prominent lunar crater is named after Macrobius
Macrobius
Medieval German Law Book
"most artistically valuable" by the World Digital Library. It is located in the collection of the Saxon State Library and was created between 1295 and 1363
Sachsenspiegel
Library in Rhode Island, United States
opportunities at Brown and around the world. List of libraries in Rhode Island Mitchell, Martha (1993). "Sciences Library". Encyclopedia Brunoniana. Providence
Sciences Library (Brown University)
Sciences_Library_(Brown_University)
Retrieved 2019-06-30. Madrid Skylitzes (PDF) (in Ancient Greek). World Digital Library. January 1100. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved
Flag_of_Bulgaria
National library of Iraq
National Library and Archive (INLA; Arabic: دار الكتب والوثائق العراقية, Dār al-Kutub wa al-Wathā’iq al-‘Irāqiyyah) is the national library and national
Iraq National Library and Archive
Iraq_National_Library_and_Archive
1570 atlas by Abraham Ortelius
the State Library of Victoria High-resolution scan of French edition (1587) of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum – from the World Digital Library High resolution
Theatrum_Orbis_Terrarum
Serbian Cyrillic illuminated manuscript Gospel Book
Porphyrius Uspensky had cut out of the book from the Hilandar Monastery library in 1845 was first publicly shown at an exhibition in Kiev in 1874. The
Miroslav_Gospel
Storehouse of all books
Internet Archive Library of Babel Library Genesis Million Book Project Open Content Alliance Open Library Project Gutenberg World Digital Library Abstract, The
Universal_library
October 2025. "Public libraries in Yerevan" (PDF). "Koha online catalog". haygirk.nla.am. "The Book of Fridays". World Digital Library. 1512. Retrieved 2013-06-01
National_Library_of_Armenia
State-led non-profit organization
the Qatar Digital Library (QDL). The website was the culmination of a partnership established between Qatar Foundation, Qatar National Library, and the
Qatar_Foundation
WORLD DIGITAL-LIBRARY
WORLD DIGITAL-LIBRARY
Girl/Female
Indian
Divine power
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
Norwegian
Norwegian : variant spelling of Vold (see Voll).English : topographic name for someone who lived on any of the areas of open upland known from Middle English times onwards as wolds (e.g. the Yorkshire Wolds or the Cotswolds). This term derives from Old English wald ‘forest’ (see Wald). After the extensive clearance of forests in England, from before the Norman Conquest onward, the Old English term wald came to denote open uplands (wolds) in Middle English in certain areas of England.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
World; World Known
Boy/Male
Arabic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
The Whole World; World; World Universe
Girl/Female
Indian
Moon Rays
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Light of the World; Another Word for Brahma
Boy/Male
Muslim
Two worlds, World and hereafter
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Expert; Splendor; Name of Parvati
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Inflamed
Girl/Female
Indian
Light
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Protector of All Directions
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Regent of a Direction
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam
World; Universe; Entire World
Boy/Male
Indian
Two worlds, World and hereafter
Girl/Female
Indian
The right path
Girl/Female
Arabic, Christian, Finnish, Indian, Kannada, Muslim
The World; Word
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Light; Chamak
Girl/Female
Tamil
World
Surname or Lastname
German (Wörl)
German (Wörl) : variant of Wehrle.English : perhaps a habitational name for someone from Worle in Somerset, which is most probably named with Old English wÅr ‘wood grouse’ + lÄ“ah ‘wood’, ‘(woodland) clearing’.
WORLD DIGITAL-LIBRARY
WORLD DIGITAL-LIBRARY
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Enjoying
Girl/Female
Arabic
Manners
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Ayal, EYAL means "deer, gazelle."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Jacquelyn, JACKALYN means "supplanter."
Female
Polish
Feminine form of Polish RadosÅ‚aw, RADOSÅAWA means "happy glory."
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Free
Girl/Female
Australian, Dutch, Latin, Spanish
Beloved; Loved One
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian
Healthy; Strong
Boy/Male
Muslim
Prism, Manifesto, Law, Defended or protected by God or liked or victorious
WORLD DIGITAL-LIBRARY
WORLD DIGITAL-LIBRARY
WORLD DIGITAL-LIBRARY
WORLD DIGITAL-LIBRARY
WORLD DIGITAL-LIBRARY
n.
The inhabitants of the earth; the human race; people in general; the public; mankind.
n.
Any planet or heavenly body, especially when considered as inhabited, and as the scene of interests analogous with human interests; as, a plurality of worlds.
n.
The earth and the surrounding heavens; the creation; the system of created things; existent creation; the universe.
v. t.
To ply with words; also, to cause to be by the use of a word or words.
a.
Of or performance to the fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers; as, digital compression; digital examination.
a.
Desiring or professing to be; vainly pretending to be; as, a would-be poet.
adv.
Toward a distal part; on the distal side of; distally.
a.
Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle
n.
The customs, practices, and interests of men; general affairs of life; human society; public affairs and occupations; as, a knowledge of the world.
n.
One twelfth part of the diameter of the sun or moon; -- a term used to express the quantity of an eclipse; as, an eclipse of eight digits is one which hides two thirds of the diameter of the disk.
a.
Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal tuberosities of a bone.
n.
A world between other worlds.
n.
As an emblem of immensity, a great multitude or quantity; a large number.
n.
The earth and its inhabitants, with their concerns; the sum of human affairs and interests.
n.
In a more restricted sense, that part of the earth and its concerns which is known to any one, or contemplated by any one; a division of the globe, or of its inhabitants; human affairs as seen from a certain position, or from a given point of view; also, state of existence; scene of life and action; as, the Old World; the New World; the religious world; the Catholic world; the upper world; the future world; the heathen world.
n.
The earth and its affairs as distinguished from heaven; concerns of this life as distinguished from those of the life to come; the present existence and its interests; hence, secular affairs; engrossment or absorption in the affairs of this life; worldly corruption; the ungodly or wicked part of mankind.
a.
Extended throughout the world; as, world-wide fame.
n.
Any one of several extracts of foxglove (Digitalis), as the "French extract," the "German extract," etc., which differ among themselves in composition and properties.
n.
The dried leaves of the purple foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), used in heart disease, disturbance of the circulation, etc.
n.
Individual experience of, or concern with, life; course of life; sum of the affairs which affect the individual; as, to begin the world with no property; to lose all, and begin the world anew.