spiritual
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ɪ adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
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closely akin in interests, attitude, outlook, etc.: the professor's spiritual heir in linguistics.
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of or pertaining to the spirit as the seat of the moral or religious nature.
7.
of or pertaining to sacred things or matters; religious; devotional; sacred.
8.
of or belonging to the church; ecclesiastical: lords spiritual and temporal.
9.
of or relating to the mind or intellect.
noun
10.
a spiritual or religious song: authentic folk spirituals.
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spirituals, affairs of the church.
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a spiritual thing or matter.
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Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English < Medieval Latin spīrituālis, equivalent to Latin spīritu- (stem of spīritus spirit) + -ālis -al1
1275–1325; Middle English < Medieval Latin spīrituālis, equivalent to Latin spīritu- (stem of spīritus spirit) + -ālis -al1
Related forms
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
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| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to the spirit or soul and not to physical nature or matter; intangible |
| 2. | of, relating to, or characteristic of sacred things, the Church, religion, etc |
| 3. | standing in a relationship based on communication between the souls or minds of the persons involved: a spiritual father |
| 4. | having a mind or emotions of a high and delicately refined quality |
| —n | |
| 5. | See Negro spiritual |
| 6. | (often plural) the sphere of religious, spiritual, or ecclesiastical matters, or such matters in themselves |
| 7. | the spiritual the realm of spirits |
| 'spiritually | |
| —adv | |
| 'spiritualness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
spiritual
"of or concerning the spirit" (especially in religious aspects), c.1300, from O.Fr. spirituel (12c.), from L. spiritualis, from spiritus "of breathing, of the spirit" (see spirit). Meaning "of or concerning the church" is attested from mid-14c. The noun sense of "African-American
religious song" first recorded 1866. Spirituality (early 15c.) is from M.Fr. spiritualite, from L.L. spiritualitatem (nom. spiritualitas), from L. spiritualis). An earlier form was spiritualty (late 14c.).
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Spiritual use of cannabis discusses sacramental and religious use.
They see this spiritual reality as the only reality and all else as illusion or error.
However, she rejected a material perspective in favor of a spiritual one.
Necessary for salvation because it conveys spiritual rebirth.
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