spiritual
/ˈspɪɹɪtjʊəl/
Dictionary
noun
- A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.
- Any spiritual function, office, or affair.
"He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals. — Lowell."
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
"Respect towards ancestors is an essential part of Thai spiritual practice."
- Of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred.
- Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural.
- Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal.
"a spiritual substance or being"
- Of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.
- Controlled and inspired by the Holy Spirit; pure; holy.
- Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical.
"the spiritual functions of the clergy; lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation"
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