linh nghiệm

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Proven true / Accurate: Describes a prediction, prophecy, omen, or warning that later comes to pass exactly as foretold, validating its truthfulness.
   • Efficacious / Potent: Often used in spiritual or superstitious contexts to describe a method, charm, prayer, or remedy that works with remarkable and seemingly supernatural effectiveness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Lời tiên tri đó thật linh nghiệm. (That prophecy proved to be accurate.)
  • Mọi người tin rằng lá bùa này rất linh nghiệm. (People believe this charm is very potent.)
  • Sự linh nghiệm của lời cảnh báo khiến mọi người kinh ngạc. (The accuracy of the warning astonished everyone.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a connotation of mystical or spiritual validation, beyond mere coincidence. It is frequently used in relation to folk beliefs, temples, oracles, and traditional practices.
  • Ngôi đền này nổi tiếng linh nghiệm trong việc cầu tự. (This temple is famous for its efficacy in prayers for children.)

Variants and Related Words

• Linh ứng (adj): Often used interchangeably with "linh nghiệm," emphasizing a responsive or answering efficacy from a spiritual force.
  • Bài khấn rất linh ứng. (The prayer was very efficacious.)

Synonyms

• Accurate: Correct in all details.
• Efficacious: Producing the intended result, often with a spiritual nuance.
• Potent: Having great power, influence, or effect.

Related Idioms

• While "linh nghiệm" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is the core concept in phrases describing proven omens or effective spiritual actions.
  • Điềm báo linh nghiệm: An omen that comes true.
  • Phép màu linh nghiệm: A miracle that works.