weltlich — meaning in English
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English meaning
- earthly adj Belonging to this world or life, rather than to heaven or the afterlife.
- 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.
- worldly adj Concerned with material or practical life rather than spiritual matters.
Senses
weltlich is used for these senses in English:
- earthly Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven; terrestrial.
- profane Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.
- secular Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical; profane.
- temporal (relational) Of or relating to the material world, as opposed to sacred or clerical.
earthly — full definition
- adj Belonging to this world or life, rather than to heaven or the afterlife.
- adj Used for emphasis in negative expressions like "no earthly reason."
mundane — full definition
- adj Ordinary and unremarkable; part of everyday routine rather than exciting or unusual.
- adj Relating to the ordinary physical world rather than the spiritual or supernatural.