ajallinen — meaning in English

English meaning

• carnal adjective Relating to physical or sexual desires and pleasures rather than the mind or spirit.
• secular adj Not connected to religion; concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters.
• temporal adj Relating to time, as opposed to space or eternity.

Senses

ajallinen is used for these senses in English:

• carnal Worldly or earthly; temporal.
• secular Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
• temporal (relational) Of or relating to the material world, as opposed to sacred or clerical.
• temporal Of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time.

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.

secular — full definition

1. adj Not connected to religion; concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters.
2. adj Of a member of the clergy: living among ordinary people rather than under monastic vows.

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