Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

andlig

spiritual, religious, holy/ˈandˌlɪ(ɡ)/

Meaning

spiritual; religious; holy

In Swedish: själslig, icke-världslig, religiös

Forms

Forms of andlig
Basic form	andlig	with en-words
Neuter	andligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	andliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	andligare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	andligast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does andlig mean?

andlig in a sentence

andlig ledare
spiritual leader
andligt liv
spiritual life
andliga sånger
religious songs
andlig spis
spiritual nourishment

Questions

What does andlig mean in English?

andlig means “spiritual, religious”.

Similar words

spirituellsjälslig

Origin

ande + -lig

Nearby common words

andlig is number 4,386 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,382vetskap knowledge
4,383motorväg a freeway (US), a motorway (UK)
4,384drama drama
4,385hyrd rented
4,387håna mock, deride
4,388längd length, quantity
4,389generationer generations
4,390mängder quantities, amounts

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary