maallinen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- carnal adjective Relating to physical or sexual desires and pleasures rather than the mind or spirit.
- 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
maallinen is used for these senses in English:
- carnal Worldly or earthly; temporal.
- material Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.
- material (especially, law) Having real importance or great consequences; significant; substantial.
- profane Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.
- profane Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.
- secular Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical; profane.
- secular Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
- sublunary A person or thing which is of the (material) world.
carnal — full definition
- adjective Relating to physical or sexual desires and pleasures rather than the mind or spirit.
- adjective Relating to the body rather than the spirit; worldly rather than spiritual.
material — full definition
- noun A substance — such as wood, metal, plastic, or fabric — that something is made from.
- noun Fabric or cloth, especially before it is made into clothing or furnishings.
- noun Information, ideas, or content that can be shaped into something finished, such as a book, report, or performance.
- adj Relating to physical matter or objects, rather than ideas or spirit.
- adj Important enough to matter or make a difference; significant.