saolta1, a3. Worldly. 1. Earthly, mundane, temporal. Duine ~, earthly, living, person. An bheatha shaolta, earthly life. Glóir shaolta, worldly glory. Nithe, rudaí, ~, mundane matters; material things. An cháin shaolta, temporal punishment. S.a. maoin 2, só 2. 2. Lay, secular. Daoine ~ agus daoine rialta, lay persons and persons in religion. 3. Concerned with worldly affairs. Is ~ an duine é, he is such a worldly person. 4. Respectable, decent. Teach ~, respectable house. 5. (Intensifying) Diabhal ~, devil incarnate. Gráin shaolta, utter loathing. Náire shaolta, public scandal. (Var. of 3:saolt(án)ach a1)