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unliberated

unliberated

9.1
A person or soul still trapped in suffering and the cycle of being born and dying
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈlɪbəˌreɪtɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no liberado
  • Many people feel unliberated by their circumstances.

Examples

  • In some philosophies, meditation is a path for the unliberated to seek freedom from suffering.

  • According to the teachings, an unliberated soul continues to experience the cycle of birth and death.

  • The monk explained that most people remain unliberated due to attachment and ignorance.

  • The teachings suggest that the unliberated soul suffers endlessly.

  • Many people feel unliberated because they are still stuck in their beliefs about life and happiness.

  • She realized that her unliberated mind often led her to make decisions based on fear rather than genuine desire.

  • The philosophy teaches that unliberated souls continue to experience cycles of suffering and rebirth until they achieve enlightenment.

Synonyms

unfree
vsunliberated
2 6.1

Not free because someone else controls your life or choices

refers to being subject to suffering or rebirth rather than to external control
unawakened
vsunliberated
1 7.0

Not yet active or noticed inside someone

is about being still subject to suffering and rebirth rather than only lacking awareness
unemancipated
vsunliberated
1 9.1

A person who is still under another person's legal control, for example a child

focuses on spiritual and metaphysical bondage to suffering rather than social control
unregenerated
vsunliberated
9.9

Still holding old moral or religious beliefs

is about being bound spiritually to suffering and rebirth rather than mere moral unchangedness

How Liberated

enlightened
62 5.8
liberated
4.9
awakened
3.7
unliberated
  • Specialized
9.1

Surface Forms

unliberated positive

Morphology

unliberated = liberated (transparent) = un + liberate + ed

The spiritual/philosophical sense is formed by the same morphological process (un- + liberated) and remains inferable from the base meaning 'freed'.

Etymology

Unliberated breaks into un- 'not' and liberate 'to free', like the word liberty, but used in religion it means not free from 'suffering' or the cycle of birth and death. So, an unliberated soul is one still bound by those troubles and not freed in a spiritual way.