German

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Etymology

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Welt +‎ -lich

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛltˌlɪç/
  • Hyphenation: welt‧lich
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Adjective

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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)

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • weltlich” in Duden online
  • weltlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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Compare German weltlich, Dutch wereldlijk, English worldly.

Adjective

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weltlich

  1. secular, worldly

Plautdietsch

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Adjective

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weltlich

  1. worldly, temporal
  2. mundane