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spiritual
[ spir-i-choo-uhl ]
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, especially one composed by and for Black Americans during the period of legalized slavery in the United States:
Spirituals like “Go Down, Moses” were sometimes used as signals on the Underground Railroad.
- spirituals, affairs of the church.
- a spiritual thing or matter.
spiritual
/ ˈɪɪʊə /
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 spiritualthe realm of spirits
Derived Forms
- ˈ辱ٳܲ, adverb
- ˈ辱ٳܲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- 辱···· adverb
- 辱····Ա noun
- ·پ·辱··· adjective
- an·ti·辱···· adverb
- ԴDz·辱··· adjective noun
- non·辱···· adverb
- non·辱····Ա noun
- ··辱··ٳ· adjective
- ··辱··ٳ··ly adverb
- ܲ·-辱··· adjective
- qua·si-辱···· adverb
- ··辱··· adjective
- su·per·辱···· adverb
- ܲ·辱··ٳ· adjective
- ܲ·辱··ٳ··ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of spiritual1
Example Sentences
O'Neill said she was "proud" to attend the funeral "paying her respects on behalf of everyone at home who cherished his leadership and looked to him as a spiritual and moral guide".
He told Miller to consider the “spiritual ramifications” of his behavior under church doctrines, to repent and make restitution.
"An African Pope is not a question of 'if' but 'when' - because the Catholic Church in Africa is now a theological, spiritual, and demographic powerhouse," Father Ilo said.
From the Vatican to the Philippines, Catholics are spending their Easter Monday saying goodbye to their spiritual leader Pope Francis.
Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, after 12 years as spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
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