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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 realm of spirits
Other Word Forms
- spiritually adverb
- spiritualness noun
- antispiritual adjective
- antispiritually adverb
- nonspiritual adjective
- nonspiritually adverb
- nonspiritualness noun
- pseudospiritual adjective
- pseudospiritually adverb
- quasi-spiritual adjective
- quasi-spiritually adverb
- superspiritual adjective
- superspiritually adverb
- unspiritual adjective
- unspiritually adverb
- ˈ辱ٳܲ adverb
- ˈ辱ٳܲԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of spiritual1
Example Sentences
Blue Creek holds cultural and spiritual significance for the Yurok, and its cold, clear waters provide a refuge for salmon.
She said her children and husband make fun of her when she talks about some “spiritual thing” in their home.
For Miller, on the other hand, “hatreds are his spiritual nourishment,” Moran said.
Those who work at White Pony speak of it with a spiritual reverence.
To briefly leave the spiritual aspect of the game and to deal with cold, hard practical facts, this first defeat under Bellamy knocked Wales off the top of their World Cup qualifying group.
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