worl

English Definition

world (majority of people)

Etymology

• (Derived from English world.)

Examples

• ""Ef di piipl dem iina di worl iet unu, memba se dem did iet mi fos"

  If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you

• "Mi lef fram wich paat mi Faada de an kom iina di worl. Rait ya nou, mi a lef di worl fi go baka mi Faada.""

  I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father."

Where you'd hear it

These tags describe the situations or styles of speech where this word commonly appears — for example at church, in everyday chat, or in dancehall lyrics.

• Religious Heard in church, Bible reading, prayer, or spiritual gatherings.
• Formal Careful, written-style speech — less slang, more like a sermon or official text.