linh ứng
Definition
- Adjective:
- Mystically efficacious / Divinely responsive: Describes a supernatural power, deity, or sacred object that is believed to be remarkably effective in answering prayers, granting wishes, or producing miraculous results. It implies a potent and verifiable spiritual responsiveness.
- Spiritually potent: Refers to something possessing a powerful and tangible spiritual force that yields results, often used in the context of amulets, temples, or prayers.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Ngôi đền đó rất linh ứng, ai cầu nguyện cũng được toại nguyện. (That temple is very mystically efficacious; whoever prays there has their wishes fulfilled.)
- Lời nguyền của bà ấy quả thực linh ứng. (Her curse proved to be divinely responsive.)
- Mọi người tin rằng vị thần này linh ứng nhất trong việc bảo vệ các thủy thủ. (People believe this deity is the most spiritually potent in protecting sailors.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used in religious, spiritual, or superstitious contexts to affirm the perceived real-world effectiveness of supernatural intervention.
- It often carries a connotation of awe and reverence, confirming a belief in the active presence and power of the spiritual realm.
Variants and Related Words
- Linh thiêng (adj): sacred, holy. This word emphasizes sacredness and reverence, while specifically emphasizes proven efficacy.
- Khu rừng linh thiêng. (The sacred forest.)
Synonyms
- Efficacious: Producing the desired effect, especially in a spiritual context.
- Potent: Having great power, influence, or effect.
- Responsive: Reacting quickly and positively.
Related Concepts
- Ứng nghiệm: The phenomenon of a prayer or prediction coming true, the verification of spiritual efficacy. is the adjective describing the source of this verification.
- Thần thông: supernatural powers, often of a being. describes the effective result of such powers.