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светски — meaning in English

svetski

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English meaning

  • carnal adjective Relating to physical or sexual desires and pleasures rather than the mind or spirit.
  • earthbound adj Stuck on or tied to the Earth, unable to leave it.
  • earthly adj Belonging to this world or life, rather than to heaven or the afterlife.
  • lay verb To put something down, especially in a flat or resting position.
  • material noun A substance — such as wood, metal, plastic, or fabric — that something is made from.
  • mundane adj Ordinary and unremarkable; part of everyday routine rather than exciting or unusual.
  • profane adjective Showing disrespect for sacred or religious things.
  • secular adj Not connected to religion; concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters.
  • temporal adj Relating to time, as opposed to space or eternity.
  • terrestrial adj Relating to the Earth or its land, as opposed to sea, sky, or space.
  • worldly adj Concerned with material or practical life rather than spiritual matters.

Senses

светски is used for these senses in English:

  • carnal Worldly or earthly; temporal.
  • earthbound (figuratively) Unimaginative or mundane.
  • earthly Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven; terrestrial.
  • lay Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them.
  • material Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.
  • material (especially, law) Having real importance or great consequences; significant; substantial.
  • profane Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.
  • secular Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical; profane.

carnal — full definition

  1. adjective Relating to physical or sexual desires and pleasures rather than the mind or spirit.
  2. adjective Relating to the body rather than the spirit; worldly rather than spiritual.

earthbound — full definition

  1. adj Stuck on or tied to the Earth, unable to leave it.
  2. adj Dull, unimaginative, or overly practical.

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