😌 Worldly or emotional 🕊️ Of the soul

soulish

9.9

Focused on human wants and material things instead of spiritual matters

adjective
/ˈsoʊlɪʃ/

: mundano

Some religious teachings caution believers not to be overly soulish in their pursuits.

Examples

The novel explores the conflict between soulish desires and spiritual aspirations.
He warned against living a soulish life focused only on material success.
His soulish desires often led him away from his spiritual path.
The sermon highlighted the dangers of soulish living.
His decisions were often influenced by soulish desires, rather than seeking a higher, spiritual purpose.
In moments of crisis, she found herself trapped in a soulish mindset, focusing only on her immediate fears.
The preacher warned the congregation against soulish temptations that could lead them away from divine teachings.

Synonyms

worldly

vssoulish

30 5.8

Interested in money and possessions rather than religion

emphasizes inner desires and emotions dominating the person rather than external material focus

unspiritual

vssoulish

1 7.4

Not interested in religious or moral ideas and focused on practical things

centres on inward desires and emotions controlling behavior rather than just spiritual indifference

Antonyms

spiritual

660 4.8

Relating to the soul and to religion

divine

218 5.3

Relating to God or a god

How Worldly

worldly

30 5.8

soulish

9.9

human

∞ 1.0

spiritual

660 4.8

Surface Forms

soulish positive

Morphology

soulish = soul (semi-transparent) = soul + ish

Formation from 'soul' + '-ish' is obvious, but sense 1 carries a specialized religious/ethical nuance (soulish = dominated by worldly or emotional impulses) that may not be directly inferred by all learners.

Etymology

Soulish comes from soul meaning 'inner self' and the ending -ish meaning 'like' or 'related to'. A helpful way to remember this sense is that being soulish can mean being guided by human desires and feelings, your 'soul' side, rather than by higher spiritual aims.