själisk

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Swedish

Etymology

själ (soul) +‎ -isk

Adjective

själisk (not (comparable))

  1. soulful, having soul, witted, cultural
  2. natural, psychologic, without spirit; belonging to the soul of physical life rather than the higher realms of spiritual religion
    • 1 Cor. 2:14, Swedish Bible of 1917 vs. King James Version
      Men en »själisk» människa tager icke emot vad som hör Guds Ande till.
      But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God

Declension

Inflection of själisk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular själisk
neuter singular själiskt
plural själiska
masculine plural2 själiske
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 själiske
all själiska

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Synonyms

soulful
without spirit

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