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German
Etymology
Welt + -lich
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛltˌlɪç/
- Hyphenation: welt‧lich
Adjective
weltlich (strong nominative masculine singular weltlicher, comparative weltlicher, superlative am weltlichsten)
- earthly, mundane, worldly (concerned with the human, earthly, or physical)
- profane (not sacred or holy), secular (not specifically religious), worldly (concerned with the secular rather than the sacred)
Declension
Positive forms of weltlich
Comparative forms of weltlich
Superlative forms of weltlich
Derived terms
Further reading
- “weltlich” in Duden online
- “weltlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German weltlich, Dutch wereldlijk, English worldly.
Adjective
weltlich
- secular, worldly
Plautdietsch
Adjective
weltlich
- worldly, temporal
- mundane