weltlich

weltlich

German

Etymology

    Welt +‎ -lich

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈvɛltˌlɪç/
    • Hyphenation: welt‧lich
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Adjective

    weltlich (strong nominative masculine singular weltlicher, comparative weltlicher, superlative am weltlichsten)

    1. earthly, mundane, worldly (concerned with the human, earthly, or physical)
    2. profane (not sacred or holy), secular (not specifically religious), worldly (concerned with the secular rather than the sacred)

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • weltlich” in Duden online
    • weltlich”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)

    Pennsylvania German

    Etymology

    Compare German weltlich, Dutch wereldlijk, English worldly.

    Adjective

    weltlich

    1. secular, worldly

    Plautdietsch

    Adjective

    weltlich

    1. worldly, temporal
    2. mundane