Swedish

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Etymology

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själ (soul) +‎ -isk

Adjective

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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

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Inflection of själisk
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular själisk
Neuter singular själiskt
Plural själiska
Masculine plural3 själiske
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 själiske
All själiska
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Synonyms

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soulful
without spirit
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See also

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