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TOPIK 5noun

세속

sesok

세속이 · 세속을

the secular world, worldly life; common custom

Example

그는 세속의 욕심을 버리고 산으로 들어갔어요.

He gave up worldly desires and went into the mountains.

Word parts

세 world속 custom

Literally 'the world and its customs', as opposed to religious life.