Hungarian - English

világi

B1 Hungarian
secular, profane, temporal, terrestrial, worldly
B2
1
Usage pattern:
világi állam/intézmény/oktatás/tanterv
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Meaning
not related to religion
Themes
religion |state |education |public_life |law |core_vocabulary
Definition

Not connected with religion, religious practice, or spiritual matters, especially when describing public life, institutions, or activities.

B2 FORMAL
1
Usage pattern:
világi bíróság/jog/hatalom/uralkodó
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Meaning
civil, not church-related
Themes
religion |law |politics |state |church
Definition

Relating to civil or state authority rather than to a church or religious authority, especially in legal or political contexts.

B2 FORMAL
1
Usage pattern:
világi pap; világi papság
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Meaning
clergy not in religious order
Themes
christianity |clergy |catholicism |church |religion
Definition

In Christian contexts, especially Catholic, describing clergy who work in the world and are not members of a monastic or religious order.

B1 FORMAL
1
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Meaning
nonreligious or secular, not sacred
Themes
religion |secular |daily_life |sacred_contrast |formal |core_vocabulary
Definition

Relating to ordinary, nonreligious life or activities; not connected with religion or the sacred.

B2 FORMAL
1
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Meaning
worldly, not spiritual
Themes
religion |secular |worldly_life |governance |power |daily_life
Definition

Relating to the physical, everyday world and human affairs, especially as contrasted with spiritual or eternal matters.

B2
2
Usage pattern:
világi javak/örömök/élvezetek
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Meaning
focused on material things
Themes
materialism |possessions |money |pleasure |secular_life |values |emotions |core_vocabulary
Definition

Primarily interested in material possessions, money, and physical pleasures rather than spiritual or moral values.

NOUN B2 FORMAL
2
Usage pattern:
a világiak
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Meaning
person who is not clergy
Themes
christianity |laity |church |history |religion
Definition

A person who is not a member of the clergy or of a religious order, especially in historical or church contexts.

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