weltlich
secular, worldly, mundane
English translations
- 01
worldly
- 02
secular
- 03
lay
Word details
- German meaning
- Weltlich bedeutet nicht religiös oder spirituell, sondern bezogen auf die alltägliche, irdische Welt.
- English meaning
- Secular means not religious or spiritual, but related to the everyday, earthly world.
- Synonym
- irdisch, profan
- German example
- Die weltliche Musik stand im Kontrast zu den Kirchenliedern.
- English example
- The secular music contrasted with the hymns.
- Comparative
- weltlicherSuperlative: am weltlichsten
Related words
- Weltlichkeit
Secularity refers to the orientation towards the earthly and the turning away from religious or spiritual values.
- altweltlich
Old-world
- säkularistisch
Secularist
- Säkularismus
Secularism
- Materialismus
Materialism
- profan
Profane means secular, not religious or sacred; everyday or ordinary.
- temporal
temporal
- Fürstprimas
A Fürstprimas was a high ecclesiastical dignitary in the Holy Roman Empire who often also held secular power.
- entsagen
To renounce
- säkular
Secular
- laikal
Laical refers to someone who is not a member of the clergy, i.e., not an ordained minister of a church.
- Madrasa
Madrasa
- Madrigal
A part-song for several voices, especially one of the Renaissance and early Baroque periods.
- irdisch
earthly
- extramundan
Extramundane
Example sentences with “weltlich”
Er beschäftigt sich mit weltlichen Dingen. (He is concerned with worldly things.)
Frequently asked questions
Difference between 'weltlich' and 'weltweit'?
'Weltlich' means secular or worldly, while 'weltweit' means worldwide.