мирской — meaning in English
mirskoy
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English meaning
- carnal adjective Relating to physical or sexual desires and pleasures rather than the mind or spirit.
- 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.
- 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
мирской is used for these senses in English:
- carnal Worldly or earthly; temporal.
- earthly Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven; terrestrial.
- lay Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them.
- 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.
- worldly Concerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual.
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.
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."