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życie świeckie

English translation: wordly/secular life

00:22 Jun 27, 2015
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion
Polish term or phrase: życie świeckie
Pozostać w łączności duchowej w życiu świeckim.
Ewa Olszowa
Canada
Local time: 18:28
English translation:wordly/secular life
Explanation:
Secularity (adjective form secular, from Latin saecularis meaning "worldly" or "temporal") is the state of being separate from religion, or not being exclusively allied with or against any particular religion. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secularity

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On the more mundane concerns of the secular life — such as relations with religious relatives — Zuckerman’s observations are honest and useful. Over time, he and his wife, Stacy, have stopped trying to “protect” their children from the beliefs of her devout, born-again Christian parents. - http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/living-the-se...

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But many millions are now living a secular life. Non-religious. - http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/02/26/atheist-secular-life-god-...

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Around the world, hundreds of millions of people have turned away from the traditional faiths of the past and embraced a moral yet nonreligious—or secular—life - https://s2.netgalley.com/catalog/book/45944
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4 +2in lay life
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
3 +2wordly/secular life
geopiet


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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
in lay life


Explanation:
Lay life in contrast, offers the possibility of more service to the world, more 'real life' experience practicing mindfulness, as well as an advantage
http://progressivebuddhism.blogspot.com/2009/07/lay-life-and...

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Maintain spiritual connections in lay life.

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Note added at 33 mins (2015-06-27 00:55:39 GMT)
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The Church recognizes marriage, the priesthood, religious life, and the single lay life as definite states of life.
http://www.crisismagazine.com/2015/single-lay-state-deserves...
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Most of the monks and nuns, priest, pastors,and imams had to return to lay life.
https://books.google.com/books?id=_Ps__rHcfzAC&pg=PT231&lpg=...
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What are the similarities and differences between a religious or priestly vocation, and the diverse paths in the lay life?
https://www.ewtn.com/library/Theology/ZVOCATIO.HTM


Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 18:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 107

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mike23
6 hrs
  -> Dziękuję Michale.
agree  wikg
12 hrs
  -> Dziękuję Wiktorze.
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
wordly/secular life


Explanation:
Secularity (adjective form secular, from Latin saecularis meaning "worldly" or "temporal") is the state of being separate from religion, or not being exclusively allied with or against any particular religion. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secularity

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Note added at 34 mins (2015-06-27 00:56:38 GMT)
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On the more mundane concerns of the secular life — such as relations with religious relatives — Zuckerman’s observations are honest and useful. Over time, he and his wife, Stacy, have stopped trying to “protect” their children from the beliefs of her devout, born-again Christian parents. - http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/books/review/living-the-se...

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But many millions are now living a secular life. Non-religious. - http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/02/26/atheist-secular-life-god-...

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Around the world, hundreds of millions of people have turned away from the traditional faiths of the past and embraced a moral yet nonreligious—or secular—life - https://s2.netgalley.com/catalog/book/45944

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 48
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agree  mike23
6 hrs
  -> dziękuję
agree  Katarzyna Skroban: Secular brzmi mi dobrze w tym kontekście
6 hrs
  -> dziękuję
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