NichiDict

世俗

せぞく
[sezoku]

Meanings

1.Noun

worldly things; common customs; ordinary life; popular taste

2.Noun

the world; the (common) people; the masses

3.Noun

secularity

Examples

僧侶は世俗を離れた。

The monk left worldly life.

世俗の欲と信仰はしばしば対立する。

Worldly desires and faith often conflict.

貴族はすべての世俗の快楽を捨て、修道院に入った。

The nobleman gave up all worldly pleasures and entered a monastery.