spiritual

[ spir-i-choo-uh l ]

/ ˈspɪr ɪ tʃu əl /

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adjective

of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.

of or relating to the spirit or soul, as distinguished from the physical nature: a spiritual approach to life.

closely akin in interests, attitude, outlook, etc.: the professor's spiritual heir in linguistics.

of or relating to spirits or to spiritualists; supernatural or spiritualistic.

characterized by or suggesting predominance of the spirit; ethereal or delicately refined: She is more of a spiritual type than her rowdy brother.

of or relating to the spirit as the seat of the moral or religious nature.

of or relating to sacred things or matters; religious; devotional; sacred.

of or belonging to the church; ecclesiastical: lords spiritual and temporal.

of or relating to the mind or intellect.

noun

a spiritual or religious song: authentic folk spirituals.

spirituals, affairs of the church.

a spiritual thing or matter.

Origin of spiritual

1275–1325; Middle English < Medieval Latin spīrituālis, equivalent to Latin spīritu- (stem of spīritus spirit) + -ālis -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM spiritual

spir·it·u·al·ly, adverb spir·it·u·al·ness, noun an·ti·spir·it·u·al, adjective an·ti·spir·it·u·al·ly, adverb

non·spir·it·u·al, adjective, noun non·spir·it·u·al·ly, adverb non·spir·it·u·al·ness, noun pseu·do·spir·i·tu·al, adjective pseu·do·spir·i·tu·al·ly, adverb qua·si-spir·it·u·al, adjective qua·si-spir·it·u·al·ly, adverb su·per·spir·it·u·al, adjective su·per·spir·it·u·al·ly, adverb un·spir·i·tu·al, adjective un·spir·i·tu·al·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH spiritual

spirited spiritual spiritualistic

Words nearby spiritual

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Example sentences from the Web for spiritual

Think of it as a frequent buyer program for personal karma, or a spiritual band-aid.

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But Reconcile is from a slightly different arm of Houston hip-hop—more focused on spiritual triumph over the trap.

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First, though, he has to be shocked into recognizing the barren waste of his spiritual life – by spirits.

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That phenomenon is not limited to peaceniks with spiritual aspirations.

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And I was lucky enough to receive an invitation to stay at Easter Elchies House, the spiritual home at The Macallan.

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Hun answered that the infant had no propertie in the shet, wherupon the priest ascited him in the spiritual courte.

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Sufficient has been said to prove the superiority of spiritual life over the whole aspects and manifestations of Nature.

An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy |W. Tudor Jones
It was not an easy business to let any glimmer of spiritual light in upon the darkness of that sordid mind.

Fenton's Quest |M. E. Braddon
Still, the absolute necessity of some 'sanction' of a spiritual kind seemed clear to him.

The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. |Sir Leslie Stephen
Life in the community must be exalted, and fitted to become the representative of spiritual life.

Ethics and Modern Thought |Rudolf Eucken

British Dictionary definitions for spiritual

spiritual

/ (ˈspɪrɪtjʊəl) /

adjective

relating to the spirit or soul and not to physical nature or matter; intangible

of, relating to, or characteristic of sacred things, the Church, religion, etc

standing in a relationship based on communication between the souls or minds of the persons involved a spiritual father

having a mind or emotions of a high and delicately refined quality

noun

See Negro spiritual

(often plural) the sphere of religious, spiritual, or ecclesiastical matters, or such matters in themselves

the spiritual the realm of spirits

Derived forms of spiritual

spiritually, adverb spiritualness, noun

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